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Video

Catherine's Story - National Reunification Month 2022

Learn about Catherine’s journey recovering from trauma and addiction to be successfully reunified with her daughter.

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Coping With Disasters and Strengthening Systems: Resource Roadmap

Provides concise information on the organization of the Coping With Disasters and Strengthening Systems series resources and offers suggestions for using the resources alone or together to help agencies develop, refine, and implement effective disaster plans.

Webinar

​Creating Partnership in Kinship Treatment Foster Care

​Learn from people with lived experience about the impact of kinship care on children in the child welfare system.

Video

Dezzie's Story - National Reunification Month 2022

Learn about Dezzie’s experience bonding with her newborn while embracing parenting classes and other agency supports in her journey to be reunified with her daughter.

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Knowledge Management Research: Telework in Child Welfare

Learn how child welfare agencies can transfer select operations online and out of a central worksite.