How did Hawaii gain staff and stakeholder support when centralizing its hotline?
Hawaii employed various strategies to earn buy-in from staff and community stakeholders during its transition to a centralized hotline.
Child safety
How do some states hire, train, and retain their hotline intake screeners?
This document provides key themes and lessons learned from five states on practices involving intake screeners in their child welfare systems.
How do some states hire, train, and retain their hotline intake screeners? (APPENDIX)
This document provides key themes and lessons learned from five states on practices involving intake screeners in their child welfare systems.
How do children of different ages experience trauma?
This infographic highlights a child’s experience of traumatic situations at different stages of growth and development.
How does investigation, removal and placement cause trauma for children?
Investigation, removal, and placement decisions and actions must consider the traumatic effects of those processes on the child.
Which home visiting programs are effective in reducing child maltreatment?
This information packet features five home visiting program models that have been found to be effective in reducing child maltreatment.
Are home visiting programs effective in reducing child maltreatment?
Home visiting programs can provide parents with the necessary tools, support, and knowledge to keep children safe and prevent future harm.
Why should child protection agencies become trauma-informed?
Youth in foster care have high rates of trauma exposure. A trauma-informed child protection system can mitigate trauma’s adverse effects.
If I knew then what I know now: Seven strategies to reduce child abuse and neglect fatalities
Drawing on his experience as a child welfare leader, David Sanders offers recommendations for reducing child abuse and neglect fatalities.
Is birth match a promising strategy for preventing severe harm to infants?
A few jurisdictions are using birth match as a data-based strategy to predict future risk and harm of infants, but ethical tensions exist.