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The Center for States provides research assistance and responds to information requests on building capacity in child welfare.

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PDF

Use this tool to help your child welfare agency develop a communication plan to support your change and implementation efforts. 

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Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

Video

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

Podcast

Listen to a judge and a child welfare agency leader discuss the challenges, achievements, and strategies of the Tompkins County Family Treatment Court. This longstanding collaboration between the child welfare, substance use treatment, and judicial systems has been steadily growing its Family Treatment Court Team and improving outcomes for families since 2001.

Webinar

Discover the key components of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Training Academy.

Webinar

Explore the Center’s Focused Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Services training curriculum and learn more about how it can be used to support a team’s CQI goals.

PDF

Explore the types of simulation training available, the benefits, costs, and other considerations, when setting up a simulation training program.

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Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

PDF

Find meaningful and actionable connections among your agency’s strategic planning, review, and CQI efforts using this toolkit.

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Learn to prepare transgender children and youth for court and support them in the courtroom.

Webinar

Learn how continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes can improve implementation fidelity and enhance program outcomes at a child welfare agency.

Video

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