What are the outcomes for youth placed in group and institutional settings?
This overview describes the negative impacts of group and institutional settings and posits strategies for eliminating their overuse.
Research
Ending the Need for Group Placements
This learning exchange explores the “seven levers” that are key to ending the need for group placements in child welfare.
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.
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.
How can longitudinal data support child and family well-being?
Explore best practices for collecting and using longitudinal data to assess outcomes for families.
Do state child welfare policies impact the rate of reported and substantiated child maltreatment?
Learn findings from a study that examined how state-level policies can impact the number of child maltreatment reports and substantiations.
Parent partner programs: Understanding their value, research, impact, and application
This webinar deepens our understanding of parent partner programs and their positive effects on families impacted by child welfare.
What can we learn from how states define neglect?
Learn from a study that outlines how states differ in their definitions of child neglect and the impacts on children and families.
