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Resource List: "We See It, We Know It, and Now We Must Do Something About It”: Working Together to Reduce Inequity

Publication Year 2021
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Co-Creating Race Equity Tools: Practical Strategies for Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts

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

Publication Year 2021
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CWVE 2021 Session 2C Presentation

Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 Child Welfare Virtual Expo Session 2C webinar, Co-Creating Race Equity Tools: Practical Strategies for Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts.

Publication Year 2021
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​CWVE 2021 Session 2 Presentation

Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 Child Welfare Virtual Expo Session 2 webinar, Using Data and Evaluation to Advance Racial Equity in Child Welfare.

Publication Year 2021
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Resource List: Using Data and Evaluation to Advance Racial Equity in Child Welfare

Publication Year 2021
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“We See It, We Know It, and Now We Must Do Something About It”: Working Together to Reduce Inequity

Discover how data sharing can improve the child welfare court system.

Publication Year 2021
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Using Data and Evaluation to Advance Racial Equity in Child Welfare

Discover strategies for using data to build evidence, engage youth, families, and other partners, and move toward racial equity in child welfare. ​

Publication Year 2021
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Child and Family Services Review State Data Profile Quick Reference (updated for CFSR Round 4)

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

Publication Year 2021
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Tools to Support Effective Collaboration for Strengthening Families

Explore tools and resources that can help states plan for family-strengthening activities aligned with the FFPSA and prevention-oriented collaboration strategies.

Publication Year 2021
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Developing and Measuring the Success of a Comprehensive Prevention Framework

Explore strategies for developing a comprehensive community prevention framework across all levels of prevention.

Publication Year 2021
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The Power of Feedback: Using Data to Tell Our Story, Generate Feedback, and Promote Improvement

Explore how child welfare leaders and decision makers can communicate data effectively. 

Publication Year 2021
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Congregate Care in the Age of Family First: Overview

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

Publication Year 2021
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Congregate Care in the Age of Family First: Trauma-Informed Care

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

Publication Year 2021
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Visioning for Prevention: Vision Tracking Matrix

Helps child welfare leaders identify what they can do to advance their prevention vision and shows what they will see as that vision takes root.

Publication Year 2021
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Congregate Care in the Age of Family First: Family Engagement

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

Publication Year 2021