American Indian Title IV-E Application Planning Process: Tribal Progress, Challenges and Recommendations
This report provides a lens on the American Indian Title IV-E grantee planning process during winter 2012.
Smart investments
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.
Shifting Resources to Achieve Better Outcomes for Children and Families
As a guide to work in finance reform and evidence-based practice, this report describes new ways that smart investments are being applied in child welfare.
Cracking the Title IV-E waiver code: Dr. William C. Bell is interviewed on the “Crack the Code” radio show
Dr. William C. Bell discusses Building Communities of Hope on the talk radio program, “Crack the Code: Succeed Because of What You’ve Been Through.”
Making children a priority: the 2012 CWLA conference
President and CEO Dr. William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at the 2012 Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) national conference.
Community care: A child welfare system reaches at-risk families
An innovative program is under way in South Los Angeles that may signal the future of child welfare in the United States.
Desiree’s desire runs deep: A teenager’s yearning for a permanent family rises to the surface
Older youth in foster care need the same things as younger children – safe and loving families that will support them now and into adulthood.
The Role of Accountability in Child Welfare Finance Reform
This white paper describes the accountability framework needed for smart investment of federal funding in child welfare.
As social dynamics change, so must funding: testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Dr. William C. Bell testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.
The Need for Federal Finance Reform: Ensuring Safe, Nurturing and Permanent Families for Children
This white paper analyzes how child welfare funding structures can align with the goal of providing safe, nurturing and permanent families for all children.