Parent partners: The power of peer support
This page has resources that describe parent partner programs, illustrate their impact, and offer implementation considerations.
Smart investments
How can supportive housing improve outcomes for families in the child welfare system?
An innovative model combining stable housing with wraparound services helps families work on their health, recovery, and personal growth.
How has Osage Nation done “whatever it takes” to keep children safe within their families and community?
Osage Nation’s Indian Child Welfare program prioritizes prevention strategies that maintain family integrity and respect tribal values.
How can guardianship support permanency and well-being?
Guardianship helps reduce the need for foster care while keeping children safely connected to their extended families.
How have residential providers transformed their business models to prioritize what’s best for children?
Learn from providers that have shifted their business models away from group or institutional settings to family- and community-based care.
How does homelessness and housing instability impact families involved with child welfare?
Explore the roles that child protection agencies have in connecting families to services that address homelessness and housing instability.
How does Oklahoma’s system of care approach support families involved with child welfare?
Explore how Oklahoma uses a system of care approach to support children with behavioral health needs and their families.
How does New Hampshire’s system of care approach support families involved with child welfare?
Learn lessons from implementing a system of care approach across systems to improve behavioral health outcomes for children.
How does New Jersey’s system of care approach support families involved with child welfare?
Explore how New Jersey uses a system of care approach to support children with behavioral health needs and their families.
How can the system of care approach improve outcomes for children and families involved with child welfare?
Understand how the system of care approach brings together an array of partners to support children’s behavioral health needs.