Pioneering demonstration projects reshape foster care, child welfare
In this video, see how Lorain County took on the challenge of reforming how it spent child welfare money.
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Research Evidence and Benefit-Cost Data for Title IV-E Waiver Interventions
States with Title IV-E demonstrations are using evidence-based practices, but more cost-benefit analyses are needed.
2015 Casey Excellence for Children Awards
Casey Family Programs announces the 2015 Casey Excellence for Children Award winners, recognizing outstanding efforts to improve the child welfare system.
Making effective investments: What if we could invest more of our federal child welfare funding in preventing child abuse and neglect rather than placing children in foster care?
Government’s approach to funding often results in siloed service delivery systems that are difficult to coordinate, even on intricately connected issues.
The Ohio investment plan: In Lorain County, federal money once locked up for foster care now safely reduces the need for foster care
A community in Ohio is making investments beyond placing children in foster care, thanks to the Title IV-E waiver demonstration project.
The Multi-Site Accelerated Permanency Project Technical Report: 12-Month Permanency Outcomes
This project was developed to increase legal permanency rates for older youth in foster care through the use of Permanency Roundtables.
Unleashing innovation in child welfare: The child welfare demonstration project allows states to efficiently invest Title IV-E dollars
The federal Child Welfare Demonstration Project allows states to apply for a waiver so that they may better invest their share of Title IV-E dollars.
Comparison of Experiences in Differential Response Implementation
This report provides a snapshot of considerations to help child welfare jurisdictions in planning and communicating the DR approach to stakeholders.