How have rates of infant investigations due to reports from medical professionals changed over time?
Explore trends in child abuse and neglect investigations of infants due to reports from medical professionals.
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How does academic achievement differ for children in kinship vs. non-kin out-of-home care?
Explore how math and reading scores compare among elementary school children in various out-of-home placement settings.
What resources are available to support trauma-informed, healing-centered approaches in child welfare?
Explore resources on the topic of trauma-informed, healing-centered child welfare systems that can be used to inform policy and practice.
What are key principles child protection agencies should follow when providing trauma treatment and healing-centered services?
Explore guiding principles that child protection agencies should follow when providing trauma-informed, healing-centered services.
How are child protection agencies implementing trauma-informed, healing-centered policies and practices?
Learn how child protection agencies can implement a trauma-informed, healing-centered approach to support children and families.
What are some developmentally appropriate interventions for infants and children affected by prenatal substance exposure?
Learn about evidence-based strategies to mitigate effects of prenatal substance exposure and support children across developmental stages.
Can Medicaid be leveraged as a sustainable source of prevention funding for family resource centers?
Learn how San Francisco uses Medicaid Administrative Activities (MAA) as a federal funding source to support its family resource centers.
What are some evidence-based interventions to prevent and mitigate the effects of prenatal substance exposure?
Learn about evidence-based strategies to mitigate effects of prenatal substance exposure during prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods.
How is the practice of hidden foster care inconsistent with federal policy and harmful to children and families?
Learn how the practice of hidden foster care practice can cause harm to families and why it should be avoided.
How can Plans of Safe Care help infants and families affected by prenatal substance exposure?
Learn about strategies for implementing Plans of Safe Care for infants with prenatal substance exposure.
How can we end the need for group placements in child welfare?
Explore four principles that child welfare agencies should consider as they work to end the need for group placement settings.
What should every child protection agency do to ensure that children are placed with kin?
Explore three key principles to learn how child protection agencies can make placing children with kin caregivers a universal practice.
What are the key elements for sustaining, expanding, and spreading parent partner programs?
Learn about the key elements of successful parent partner programs that offer support, guidance, and hope to birth parents.
How do LGBTQ+ youth and youth of color experience social support after leaving foster care?
Learn from a study that found lower reported levels of social support among both LGBTQ+ and Black youth who are alumni of foster care.
How can youth peer support be funded through Medicaid?
Learn how Medicaid can be a key funding source for peer support services for youth in foster care.
How can parents and caregivers be supported in developing a positive co-parenting relationship?
Learn about the strategies that strengthen the co-parenting relationship between parents and caregivers.
What is Connecticut’s trauma-informed approach?
Learn how Connecticut integrated trauma-informed practices throughout its child welfare system with an innovative approach.
How does the partnership between Bravehearts and The Children’s Village promote authentic youth leadership?
In this Q&A, leaders from Bravehearts and The Children’s Village describe their partnership in lifting up voices of young people in care.
What are kinship navigator programs?
Learn about the key elements of kinship navigator programs, jurisdictional examples, and evaluation outcomes.
How are child protection agencies navigating and addressing workforce challenges?
Learn how several jurisdictions are implementing strategies to recruit and retain a strong child welfare workforce.