The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: Background and Context
This paper describes the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, including an overview of the program’s funding and research on its effectiveness.
Policy
The Role of Accountability in Child Welfare Finance Reform
This white paper describes the accountability framework needed for smart investment of federal funding in child welfare.
As social dynamics change, so must funding: testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Dr. William C. Bell testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.
The Need for Federal Finance Reform: Ensuring Safe, Nurturing and Permanent Families for Children
This white paper analyzes how child welfare funding structures can align with the goal of providing safe, nurturing and permanent families for all children.
Federal finance reform will help the children
Dr. William C. Bell testifies about the need to reform the country’s child welfare financing system.
The Need to Reauthorize and Expand Title IV-E Waivers: Ensuring Safe, Nurturing and Permanent Families for Children
This white paper examines how smart investments at the federal level have positively impacted the child welfare system in five states.
Child welfare funding: Align it with best practices
Dr. William C. Bell speaks to the Congressional Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.