Can staff well-being impact the quality of services children and families receive?
A study draws the association between the wellness of child welfare staff and their ability to deliver quality professional practice.
Child safety
How do family-based residential treatment programs help reduce substance use and improve child welfare outcomes?
When substance use disorder treatment programs recognize the importance of family, successful recovery and reunification often can follow.
How has New York City’s approach to family services evolved?
The Administration for Children’s Services aims to address child safety by supporting families before a referral to child protection.
Can a novel approach in identifying substance-exposed infants reduce unnecessary child welfare contact?
This journal article summary challenges child welfare leaders to reexamine protocols for identifying substance-exposed infants.
How are some states and counties safely reducing foster care?
Several child welfare jurisdictions are employing strategies that reduce their foster care populations without compromising child safety.
How have home study and licensure requirements for kinship caregivers been simplified?
Recent federal policy changes require states to support kinship caregivers by streamlining approvals and ensuring fair financial assistance.
Summary of child welfare class action litigation
This comprehensive list of class action litigation brought forward by or on behalf of children in foster care has been updated for 2026.
Which resources can help strengthen agency responses to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders?
This self-assessment tool and related resource list help child protection agencies support children and families affected by FASD.
How can child protection agencies better address fetal alcohol spectrum disorders?
Child welfare professionals play a key role in meeting the needs of children and families affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
How can child protection agencies partner with other sectors to transform mandated reporting?
Explore the steps child protection agencies can take to build strong partnerships aimed at transforming mandated reporting in their communities.
