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Explore additional resources to learn how incorporating voices of lived experience can help improve child welfare services. 

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Learn strategies to address the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.

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

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Learn how child welfare professionals and family leaders can use the Parent Partner Program Navigator, a web-based, interactive resource that offers guidance for designing and implementing parent partner programs at child welfare agencies.

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​​Explore various perspectives on how child welfare professionals can engage youth and young adults in child welfare practice.​ 

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Hear a summary of the 2022 CWVE themes and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare. 

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Set the groundwork for meaningful engagement of people with lived experience in the CFSR.

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Explore additional resources on how to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare. 

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Explore ways to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare.

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Explore existing frameworks for protective capacities and protective factors and learn how to use them together for better prevention.

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Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

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Learn how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents.