Center for States

Center for States

The Center for States helps public child welfare organizations and professionals build the capacity necessary to strengthen, implement, and sustain effective child welfare practice and achieve better outcomes for children, youth, and families.

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Featured

• Pathways to Permanency: Expanding on Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA) Provisions and Youth Engagement to Improve Permanency
  Publication (PDF - 225 KB)
• Building and Sustaining Collaborative Community Relationships
  Publication (PDF - 648 KB)
• Quality Matters: Improving Caseworker Contacts With Children, Youth, and Families
  Product Suite
• Buzzwords: Moving to Behavioral Descriptors
  Video
• Capacity Building for Innovation in Child Welfare
  Publication (PDF - 1,574 KB)
• Simulation in Child Welfare Training: Moving Beyond Role Play
  Publication (PDF - 535 KB)

Focus Areas

The Center for States designs products, services, and learning experiences to increase understanding and awareness, and build knowledge and skills. In fiscal year 2016, the Center is focusing its attention on developing products and resources in several focus areas.