How do initial calls and icebreakers support shared parenting?
Learn how Louisiana implemented Initial Calls and Icebreakers to build trust between birth and foster parents and promote shared parenting.
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How does the Safe Babies Court Team™ approach improve outcomes for infants and toddlers?
Learn how Safe Babies Court Teams improve collaboration between the courts and child welfare to minimize trauma for young children.
What is the Quality Parenting Initiative?
Learn how the Quality Parenting Initiative cultivates excellent parenting and supports caregivers to improve permanency for youth in care.
How does the Quality Parenting Initiative support healthy childhoods and co-parenting with birth families?
This Q&A explores strategies to ensure excellent parenting for children in foster care, and to support relationships with birth parents.
How can family-based residential treatment programs help reduce substance use and improve child welfare outcomes?
Learn how family-based residential treatment for parental substance use disorder can keep families together and improve outcomes.
How can supportive housing help improve outcomes for families in the child welfare system?
Explore key components of supportive housing programs and evidence of their effectiveness with child welfare-involved families.
How does high-quality legal representation for parents support better outcomes?
Research highlights how quality legal representation for parents can improve permanency for children and reduce time in foster care.
How does Native American Connections’ Patina Wellness Center help parents in treatment and recovery stay with their children?
Learn how a residential treatment center is helping tribal parents recover from substance use disorder with their children.
What is Connecticut’s Family-Based Recovery Program?
This brief describes an innovative program that allows children to remain at home while their parents undergo substance use treatment.
What are the four tiers of authentic family engagement?
This short video describes how child welfare agencies can operationalize the four tiers of family engagement.