Ending the Need for Group Placements
This learning exchange explores the “seven levers” that are key to ending the need for group placements in child welfare.
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What are some considerations when implementing Nurse-Family Partnership?
Learn how the Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting program can generate positive outcomes as it offers support to new mothers.
Should institutional placements be eliminated for youth in foster care?
Learn from a participatory qualitative research report about the impacts of institutional placement on youth who experienced them.
What are child protection agencies learning about supporting virtual engagement with children and families as well as staff?
Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic leveraged new ways of engaging virtually to support children and families.
What do first spouses say about working to address child and family well-being?
Discover how spouses of governors bring attention to the importance of improving child and family well-being in their states.
How are some first spouses promoting child and family well-being?
Learn how the spouses of six governors are working to advance child and family well-being in their states.
What does the Indian Child Welfare Act mean to the Navajo Nation?
Jonathan Nez, president of the Navajo Nation, reflects on the Indian Child Welfare Act and its importance to the Navajo Nation.
How can child welfare systems apply the principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act as the “gold standard” for all children?
Explore why four principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act should form the basis of child welfare practice for all agencies.
How could behavioral design improve frontline child welfare practice?
ideas42 outlines strategies from behavioral science for reducing stressors on child welfare staff.
How is Broward County, Fla., advancing racial justice for families involved with the child protection system?
Community curator Corey Best describes how Broward County, Fla., works with the community to advance racial justice in child welfare.
How do economic supports benefit families and communities?
Understand how access to fundamental and tangible economic supports can strengthen families and reduce child maltreatment.
How are some child protection agencies attending to Qualified Residential Treatment Program requirements?
Learn from five state agencies about their strategies for implementing the QRTP requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
How can longitudinal data support child and family well-being?
Explore best practices for collecting and using longitudinal data to assess outcomes for families.
What are some best practices for recruiting and working with youth advisory boards?
Learn how agencies can prepare to involve and share power with youth through youth advisory boards.
How can agencies and organizations prepare for authentic youth engagement?
Learn about steps agencies can take to prepare for youth involvement in their systems change efforts.
What does it mean to value youth partners as assets?
Learn how to invest in youth partners to improve and transform the child welfare system.
How can organizations assess their readiness to co-design?
Learn how organizations, partners, and key stakeholders can assess their readiness to co-design with people with lived experience.
How does New Jersey maintain a stable child welfare workforce?
Learn about key strategies New Jersey DCF has implemented to keep a low rate of turnover among its child welfare workforce.
What are some considerations when bringing evidence-based interventions to scale?
Understand how the Family First Prevention Services Act supports Indiana’s commitment to deliver evidence-based services to families.
Does contact with child protective services vary by race/ethnicity and county?
Findings from a research study show race-based differences in the rates of involvement in child maltreatment investigations.