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Podcast

Hear a father and an agency administrator talk about what needs to be in place to make family engagement easier.

PDF

Explore information and get guidance about sex trafficking and identification of sex trafficking victims.

Video

Watch this recorded webinar to learn how other jurisdictions encourage kinship care placements and then discuss kinship support with your team.

PDF

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator maltreatment in foster care.

Webinar

​​Increase awareness and understanding of the healthcare needs of children and youth in foster care, the medical services available to them, and the healthcare services available for children who return home and youth who age out of care.​ 

PDF

Find out where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care.

Webinar

Explore promising practices in pregnancy, parenting, and prevention services and view practice examples, including evidence-based programs, in-home services, and specialized units.

Infographic

Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

PDF

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator recurrence of maltreatment.

PDF

Use this discussion guide with the “Reflecting on Racial Equity and Prevention-Focused Systems” video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

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Use this discussion guide with the “Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Family First Prevention Services Act” video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

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This “Service Array Data Inventory Sample Worksheet” (Worksheet) is a companion tool to A Data-Driven Approach to Service Array Guide developed by the Capacity Building Center for States. To use the Worksheet, you can print it out and fill in the blank squares, or use the questions as a guide.

PDF

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

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Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

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Explore sex trafficking prevention best practices for implementing provisions of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183).