State Data
Explore data about state approaches, children in care, and how money is invested in foster care vs. preventive and permanency services.
Data
Building the bridge
A study of high service users among youth in foster care in Tennessee and Florida using linked Medicaid and child welfare data.
Moving Hope Forward
Our 2018 signature report explores how communities are building hope for children and families though innovation, knowledge and shared commitment.
Considerations for Implementing Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare
Interviews with state guardianship experts and a policy analysis reveal variations in state subsidy rates and strategies for effective use of guardianship as a permanency option.
The Community Opportunity Map
This interactive tool highlights the aspects of communities associated with safe children and strong families. Learn more about yours.
Addressing Unaddressed Needs: Helping Agencies Target Services to Children and Caregivers in Child Welfare
Children and caregivers in the child welfare system have a high degree of unmet service needs.
Using place-based data to help keep kids safe
Geographic analysis techniques and other tools can be useful to improve outcomes and inform community-building efforts.
Using data to drive change: String together enough neighborhoods and you move a county. Solve a few counties and you change a state.
Communities of Hope start with bold local leaders who share a common sense of purpose. But good intentions aren’t enough. We need a new set of tools.
When a ZIP code determines a child’s chance: Data mapping reveals that Opportunities for children are not distributed equally
What happens to Birmingham’s vulnerable children and families in the next 15 years will be determined by whether change occurs in the city’s 28 ZIP codes.