Thriving Families, Safer Children, Supportive Communities
Learn how communities are engaging effectively with lived experience, addressing the system and investing in families.
Public policy
How are parents impacted by the child welfare system leading the way in parent advocacy?
This Q&A explores how Rise, a parent-led organization in New York City, works to influence and make changes to the child welfare system.
What is a well-functioning child protection agency?
This white paper outlines the purpose and responsibilities of a well-functioning child protection agency.
What is the Every Student Succeeds Act and how does school stability affect children in foster care?
Learn why and how child welfare agencies should partner with school districts to provide stable educational experiences.
How do jurisdictions ensure that youth in care receive the academic credits they have earned when they move?
This information packet provides guidance on how to help youth in foster care keep their academic credits when they have to change schools.
Should institutional placements be eliminated for youth in foster care?
Learn from a participatory qualitative research report about the impacts of institutional placement on youth who experienced them.
What does the Indian Child Welfare Act mean to the Navajo Nation?
Jonathan Nez, president of the Navajo Nation, reflects on the Indian Child Welfare Act and its importance to the Navajo Nation.
How can child welfare systems apply the principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act as the “gold standard” for all children?
Explore why four principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act should form the basis of child welfare practice for all agencies.
How could behavioral design improve frontline child welfare practice?
ideas42 outlines strategies from behavioral science for reducing stressors on child welfare staff.
Building a 21st century child welfare research agenda
The child welfare field needs a bold research agenda to address key knowledge gaps in transformative ways to support family and community.
