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Beyond the Numbers, Get to Know the Person in Front of You: LGBTQIA2S+ Youth and Families Resource List

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

Publication Year 2023
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Beyond the Numbers, Get to Know the Person in Front of You: LGBTQIA2S+ Youth and Families

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

Publication Year 2022
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CWVE 2022 Learning Experience Discussion Guide

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.   

Publication Year 2022
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Do No Harm: Engaging Parent and Kinship Families

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

Publication Year 2022
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Engaging Expecting and Parenting Teens in Child Welfare Resource List

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

Publication Year 2022
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Engaging Expecting and Parenting Teens in Child Welfare

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

Publication Year 2022
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Living Leadership: Valuing Our Lived Expertise

Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Living Leadership: Valuing Our Lived Expertise Resource List

Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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The Power of Lived Expertise in Research and Evaluation: Child Welfare Edition Resource List

Explore additional resources to learn about key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnerships with people with lived expertise and minimize harm. 

Publication Year 2022