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.

This publication looks at buzzwords in the context of words or phrases commonly used in child welfare reporting and documentation that can be subjective or carry negative connotations, and offers strategies to minimize their negative impact.

Buzzwords: Moving to Behavioral Descriptors doodle video is a short, animated video that follows a child involved in a child welfare investigation. The video describes what buzzwords are and illustrates the impact they can have on children and families. It also demonstrates how to recognize buzzwords and offers strategies for transforming buzzwords into objective, behavior-based descriptors.

This tool is a role-playing activity, designed to help child welfare workers and supervisors become more familiar with the process of recognizing and translating buzzwords into descriptive language.

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

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

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