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The Center for States provides research assistance and responds to information requests on building capacity in child welfare.

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The FELA resources listed on this guide can be used alone or together to help agencies build individual, team, and agency capacity to engage and collaborate with families.

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Explore additional resources for engaging individuals with lived experience as advisors for groups, committees, boards, and more.

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Explore strategies to engage individuals with lived experience as advisors for groups, committees, boards, and more. 

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Explore additional resources to learn how to accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

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Learn strategies for accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

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

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Use this discussion guide with the CWVE 2022 videos to view a description of each topic, access individual reflection questions to facilitate personal, on-demand learning, and explore conversation starters and team activities with child welfare staff and collaborative partners.   

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Learn about the value of kinship placements when children and youth must live outside their birth parents’ homes. 

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Explore additional resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare.

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Discover services and resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare. 

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Explore additional resources to learn about the challenges of engaging difficult-to-reach populations of youth and young adults.

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Learn about the challenges of engaging difficult-to-reach populations of youth and young adults. 

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Hear how sharing power begins with building trusting relationships.

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