What are family-based placements?
Learn about a range of family-based placement settings that are tailored to the needs of the child being placed in foster care.
Strong families
How does sudden income loss impact child maltreatment risk?
Learn from a research study that examines how sudden drops in income can contribute to the risk of child maltreatment.
Does prenatal cannabis exposure pose a risk of subsequent child maltreatment?
Learn from a research study examining policies around CPS investigations of families with newborns who test positive for cannabis exposure.
Do cost-recovery child support orders impact child welfare outcomes?
Learn from a study examining the crossover between the child welfare and child support systems, and how it impacts child welfare outcomes.
Do treatment disparities exist among child welfare-involved caregivers?
Learn from a study examining racial disparities in treatment for CPS-involved caregivers with mental health or substance use disorders.
How can child welfare partner with other systems to support families experiencing domestic violence?
Learn how child protection agencies and domestic violence programs can work collaboratively to best address child safety and well-being.
How does SafeCare support parents of young children?
Discover how the SafeCare home visiting program effectively supports positive parenting practices and reduces incidents of maltreatment.
What strategies facilitate safe family reunification?
Explore strategies that promote timely permanency for children in foster care, with a focus on family reunification.
Why is it imperative to minimize children’s time away from family?
Learn why minimizing time children spend away from family and implementing timely permanency strategies are critical to child well-being.
How can pre-petition legal representation help strengthen families and keep them together?
Preventive legal representation is an effective upstream intervention that can help families keep children safely at home.