What do we know about the impact of homelessness and housing instability on child welfare-involved families?
Learn about the relationship between housing instability and child well-being, and how child welfare agencies can help homeless families.
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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.
What do we know about the return on investment in preventing child maltreatment?
This evidence brief explores the tremendous costs of child abuse and neglect and the cost-benefits of investing in prevention programs.
Dr. William C. Bell testifies on importance of fathers, Family First
Casey Family Programs President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell spoke at a House committee hearing about the critical role of fathers.that fathers play in the lives of their children, and the opportunities to support fathers under the Family First Prevention Services Act.
What are some ways San Francisco’s Family Resource Centers strengthen families and protect children?
These brief videos describe how family resource centers in San Francisco offer concrete supports to families and build protective factors.
How has San Francisco taken a collaborative approach to keeping children safe?
These brief videos describe the importance of collaboration across sectors to keep children safe and meet community needs.
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 the New York Foundling’s crisis nursery prevent maltreatment and entry into foster care?
New York City’s crisis nursery offers support to stabilize families in crisis with a goal to decrease the risk of child maltreatment.
How was Safety Organized Practice implemented in San Diego County?
San Diego County’s Safety-Organized Practice model builds partnerships between families and child welfare using a strengths-based approach.
Do place-based programs, such as Family Resource Centers, reduce risk of child maltreatment and entry into foster care?
Family Resource Centers offer community-based family support to prevent child abuse and neglect. Explore key elements and effectiveness.
Do place-based programs, such as Family Resource Centers, reduce risk of child maltreatment and entry into foster care? (APPENDIX)
Family Resource Centers offer community-based family support to prevent child abuse and neglect. Review a brief summary of current research.
How do parent partner programs instill hope and support prevention and reunification? (APPENDIX)
This appendix provides a brief summary of the research on individual parent partner programs.
How do parent partner programs instill hope and support prevention and reunification?
Parent partners can guide parents through a difficult time and instill hope. Learn more about parent partner programs in this issue brief.
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
This brief provides background on CAPTA, which provides grants to states to support prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
On The Pathway of Hope
What would the child welfare system look like if we could better support families before they are in crisis? Learn more in our 2019 signature report.
State Data
Explore data about state approaches, children in care, and how money is invested in foster care vs. preventive and permanency services.
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.
How did Connecticut expand Family-Based Recovery using a social impact bond?
Pay for Success expands a recovery program that allows children to remain at home with parents undergoing treatment for substance use.
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.
How did Allegheny County advance a kin-first approach?
Learn how Allegheny County achieved a kin-first culture shift in this Q&A with Marc Cherna, director of Department of Human Services.