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Use this crosswalk to start thinking concretely about prevention planning as a change and implementation process. 

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Learn how to engage young people and families with lived expertise in the CFSR process at a child welfare agency. 

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Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

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Explore additional resources and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare.

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Learn about the Children’s Bureau’s commitment to racial and other equity in its work and the actions the Children’s Bureau is taking to advance racial equity in child welfare. 

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Discover strategies for co-creating and sharing power with youth and families in child welfare.

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Explore ways that jurisdictions can integrate strategies to promote equity in continuous quality improvement (CQI) and evaluation efforts. 

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Explore the use of coaching within the context of child welfare supervision and casework practice to improve staff confidence and performance to achieve agency goals related to safety, permanency, and well-being.  

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Explore different approaches to assess and address workforce needs.​ 

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Use this tool to help meet QRTP requirements, clarify staff roles, and develop approaches to strengthen effective trauma-informed and healing-centered practices that truly support young people.

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Access strategies to better understand and implement the family engagement requirements of the FFPSA.

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Learn solid strategies for understanding and implementing the trauma-informed care provisions of the FFPSA.

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Develop a better understanding of customized congregate care and learn about implementing the FFPSA provisions in congregate care QRTP assessment.

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Learn about normalcy for LGBTQ children and youth in foster care in the context of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113–183).