Combine lived expertise with agency perspectives to better understand state child welfare data.

In this video, presenters share their experiences with leading and being led by those around them in child welfare and offer practical strategies for child welfare professionals, no matter their role, to lead and support each other in leadership roles.

Hear from Capacity Building Center for States Family and Young Adult Consultants with lived experience on the critical role leaders play in advancing well-being, resilience, and dedication of the child welfare workforce.

Hear from leaders as they reflect on transformational leadership and its importance in child welfare.

Read about Citizens Review Panel (CRP) recruitment, discover key strategies for tribal engagement, and explore ways to collaborate with agency partners. 

Use this project management resource to plan for the development of a Program Improvement Plan (PIP). 

Learn how to support LGBTQIA2S+ children and young people at a child welfare agency.

Explore the benefits of and strategies for recruiting and integrating people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.

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

Read about our new Young Adult Consultant team member, find helpful information about the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), ways to engage persons with lived experience, and more!

Examine the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program's purpose, objectives, history, funding, and requirements. 

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

Explore additional resources to learn how to accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

Learn strategies for accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

Learn how Anntesha’s experience as a child living with her grandparents and later in foster care influenced her to become a relative caregiver to her niece and nephew and work as a kinship navigator.