How has Jefferson County, Colo., maintained a stable child welfare workforce?
Learn about the strategies implemented in Jefferson County, Colorado, to maintain and strengthen its child welfare workforce.
Workforce and organizational capacity
How has Hamilton County, Ohio, reduced child welfare staff vacancies?
Learn about the strategies implemented in Hamilton County, Ohio, to reduce staff vacancies in its child protection agency.
How can child protection agencies recruit and train supportive families for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care?
Explore how child protection agencies can recruit and train affirming families to meet the unique needs of LGBTQ+ youth in foster care.
What are some examples of safety and risk assessments?
This information packet provides an overview of the tools that child protection agencies use most often to assess the safety of children.
What are some screening and assessment tools that help support children’s well-being?
This information packet aids in selecting screening and assessment tools that support child well-being and informs case decision-making.
What are some strategies for finding and keeping resource families?
Explore effective strategies that child protection agencies can use to recruit and retain traditional and therapeutic resource families.
How have some child protection agencies recruited and retained resource families?
Learn how New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Washington state have recruited and retained resource families.
What are the enduring lessons for child welfare from the COVID-19 pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to several important research-based lessons about child safety and family well-being.
How Oregon DHS engages community in Continuous Quality Improvement
This map tool helps public agencies, like Oregon DHS, engage their constituents to tailor services to the needs of individual communities.
Summary of child welfare class action litigation
Read summaries of class action litigation, brought forward by or on behalf of children in foster care.