This guide is designed to support administrative leaders in states and other jurisdictions in using data to assess and identify ways to improve their service array.

Learn about the range of practices comprising the continuum of youth engagement to youth empowerment.

Discover how to examine and drill down into state data to build understanding of what’s happening in your child welfare system.

Learn about a framework for applying safety science to promote a culture of safety in child welfare agencies.

Explore how data reported in AFCARS about youth who run away from state custody can be used to inform interventions.

Learn the importance of effective, ongoing collaboration between child welfare agencies and community-based partners.

Explore information and strategies for advancing racial equity through problem exploration.

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

Find information about the new CRP Peer Group lead, the NCRP Advisory Board update, communication tools for CRPs, and more.

See how coordination can improve identification, reporting, and services for youth who are victims or at risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking.

Browse the “Leading Your Agency Through a Disaster” tip sheet to see how common elements of child welfare leadership can be adapted for effective disaster management and an example of action during each phase of disaster management.

Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

Learn about the Capacity Building Center for States’ diversity, racial equity, and inclusion terms and definitions and the importance of shared language to advance equity. 

Explore the Capacity Building Center for States’ most up-to-date diversity, racial equity, and inclusion terms and definitions. 

Explore and discuss state performance on CFSR statewide data indicators.