How can child welfare systems support families in rural communities?
Explore some key strategies that child welfare agencies can engage in when working with families that live in rural or tribal communities.
Strong families
How can child protection agencies authentically engage with parents?
In this Q&A, parents describe their personal experience with the child protection system and how agencies can engage better with parents.
Do reporting professionals overexpose marginalized families to more surveillance due to the dual nature of child welfare services?
Learn from a study that explores how making reports to CPS may lead to over-surveillance and trauma for families.
How does New Jersey provide voluntary services?
This brief describes how New Jersey offers voluntary services that aim to meet family needs and ensure child safety and well-being.
How does New York City provide voluntary services?
This brief describes how New York City offers voluntary, in-home prevention services that aim to meet family needs and ensure child safety.
How does Oklahoma provide voluntary services?
This brief describes voluntary services offered to families in Oklahoma that aim to meet family needs and ensure child safety.
How do some child protection agencies provide voluntary services?
This overview summarizes the work of jurisdictions that provide voluntary child welfare services that aim to strengthen families.
How does the state of Washington provide voluntary services?
This brief describes how the state of Washington offers voluntary services that aim to connect families to necessary resources.
How did New Hampshire use a Request for Information to generate innovations in prevention programming?
This strategy brief describes how New Hampshire used Requests for Information to expand and improve its prevention service array.
Can providing material needs decrease the rate of child maltreatment?
Explore findings from a study that shares how offering material supports to families is effective in reducing maltreatment.