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Hear about the challenges and experiences of an adoptive family and how they created belonging, healthy development, and normal experiences.

Publication Year 2016
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Defines prepermanancy services for prospective adoptive and guardianship families and raises awareness about the need for more prepermanency services supports alongside postpermanency supports.

Publication Year 2017
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Find out where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care.

Publication Year 2023
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Use this discussion guide with the "Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child Welfare Workforce" video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

Publication Year 2023
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Explore strategies for redesigning the child welfare service array to meet the needs of youth and young adults currently and formerly in foster care.

Publication Year 2023
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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.

Publication Year 2019
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Discover ways to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources to help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore additional resources for effectively integrating lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Explore a family-focused program that embodies many of the changes that Kentucky wants to see throughout its child welfare system in this podcast. The START, program demonstrates a shift in organizational culture to focus on family and serves as an example of a truly collaborative team that uses early intervention and a shared decision-making model to work with families.

Publication Year 2020
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In this episode leaders from the District of Columbia child welfare agency and a community collaborative organization discuss their longstanding partnership. The commissioner for Kentucky's child welfare agency describes the agency’s strategic communication plan and considers the role of the agency as part of the larger child welfare system.

Publication Year 2019
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Get an overview of the issues related to the physical and emotional safety of child welfare workers.

Publication Year 2017
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Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore tips to help promote youth mental health and wellness services, jurisdictional highlights, and links to relevant resources and tools.

Publication Year 2023
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Adapt  policies and practices to meet the growing needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families. 

Publication Year 2016