Read recent research on child welfare workforce management, including recruitment and retention, professional development, and organizational culture.

Learn to develop data-driven action plans based on the CQI Self-Assessment Instrument findings and any prior assessments.

Find the eligibility requirements of the Children’s Justice Act Grant and the roles and responsibilities of Grantees.

Get guidance for completing the CQI self-assessment instrument, see suggested sources for local assessment data, and learn to rate assessment results.

Suggests examples of service provision for youth in foster care in the area of financial literacy and describes how those services can be improved using a “Good-Better-Best” continuum approach.

Assists agencies to evaluate how well the services in an area of their choice follow the Youth Welfare approach.

Learn about State Liaison Officers, who they are, their roles, responsibilities, and the Center for States resources available to them.

Get tips, guidance, and information about the CQI system assessment and implementation process, and learn how the Center helps agencies build capacity.

Assists agencies to evaluate how well the services in an area of their choice follow the Youth Welfare approach.

Learn to select, design, or adapt an intervention to address an identified problem.

Helps public child welfare agencies understand the purpose of and context for the Creating LGBTQ Affirming Agencies video and how the video can be used to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) children, youth, and families who are involved in the child welfare system.

Explore the impact of perceptions, attitudes, and organizational culture in child welfare. 

Explore and reflect on the impact of, and opportunities to improve, assessment and decision-making processes. 

Explore insights on using protective capacities and protective factors to build a continuum of practice that extends from safety to strength-building. 

Listen in as parents and workers share their perspectives on the value of and approaches to improving comprehensive assessment of parents.