What is the impact of a Title IV-E waiver kinship supports intervention?
Learn the findings from a study that examined the impact of a Kinship Supports Intervention (KSI).
We work in support of a range of public, private, tribal and community partners to safely reduce the need for foster care and prevent recurrence of maltreatment. Leaders from the field routinely ask questions about practices and policies that improve safety outcomes for children. The documents featured here reflect responses to inquiries about how to keep children safe.
Learn the findings from a study that examined the impact of a Kinship Supports Intervention (KSI).
Learn the findings from a study that examines the effect of child care subsidies on child maltreatment.
Learn from a study that examines the relationship between previously reported sentinel injuries and later physical abuse in infants.
Learn findings from a study that examined how low-income mothers limit their engagement with needed support services for fear of CPS report.
Learn findings from a study that examined the efficacy of Universal Mandatory Reporting policies in identifying victims of physical abuse.
Learn the findings from a study that explored the relationship between prenatal substance exposure at birth and CPS involvement during the first year of life.
Learn the findings from a study that examined the impact of Connecticut’s statewide home visiting program on child maltreatment.
Learn the findings from a study that examined how kinship navigation services can support families and improve outcomes for children.
Learn the findings from a study that assessed how caseworkers’ perceptions of domestic violence and parental substance use influenced the decision-making.
Home visiting programs for new parents offer a universal approach to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Explore Austin’s model.
Explore how Youth Support Partners provide peer support and influence child welfare policy and practice in Allegheny County, Pa.
Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ are more likely to enter foster care. Learn about jurisdictional efforts to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ youth.
St. Anne’s in Los Angeles is meeting the needs of pregnant and parenting young mothers in foster care through a continuum of services.
Learn how Inwood House at the Children’s Village developed integrated prevention and community-based services for young parents in foster care.
Learn how formal information-sharing agreements between child protection and law enforcement agencies help keep children safe.
These brief videos describe how family resource centers in San Francisco offer concrete supports to families and build protective factors.
Striving to keep children safe at home, Circles of Support combines evidence-informed interventions within a culturally relevant context.
Dr. Jonathan Thackeray and Carrie Baker share collaborative efforts to improve pediatric practices and prevent recurrent child maltreatment.
This document provides key themes and lessons learned from five states on practices involving intake screeners in their child welfare systems.
This document provides key themes and lessons learned from five states on practices involving intake screeners in their child welfare systems.