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Webinar

Hear about the youth-led projects of the Division X Technical Assistance project in fiscal year 2022.

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Hear how Division X Technical Assistance Targeted Assistance Projects (TAPs) helped child welfare agencies enhance policies and practices for youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Explore additional resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Bruce and Brenda have been married for 33 years and have four daughters. From 2006 to 2009, they provided a kinship placement for their four grandchildren. In 2010, the couple adopted Bruce (now 18 years old), Tre’Nae (now 15 years old), Mason (now 13 years old), and Kiaunna (now 10 years old).

Publication Year 2016
Video

Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
PDF

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

Publication Year 2022
Video

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

Publication Year 2023
PDF

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

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

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

Publication Year 2016
Infographic

Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

Publication Year 2016
PDF

Read this resource to learn about direct financial assistance and emergency financial assistance available to young people.

Publication Year 2023
PDF

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
PDF

Use this brief to help your agency coordinate strategic and long-term planning, monitoring, and reporting processes—such as the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) and Child and Family Services Review (CFSR)—with agency continuous quality improvement (CQI).

Publication Year 2022
PDF

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

Publication Year 2019
PDF

Explore coaching steps and tips supervisors can use to help workers strengthen skills and meet goals.

Publication Year 2017