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

Identify data sources to explore your state’s system of foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment, and retention.

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

Use this discussion guide with the "Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child Welfare Workforce" video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

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

Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Explore the key components of engaging youth and families in individual permanency planning.

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.

Support agency staff in the authentic engagement of youth and families in individual permanency planning processes.

Learn about the importance of successful collaboration and engagement for implementing prevention-focused systems.

Watch this video to learn how community-based partnerships strengthen families and see what jurisdictions are doing to build lines of collaboration and trust.

Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Helps child welfare leaders identify what they can do to advance their prevention vision and shows what they will see as that vision takes root.

Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

The infographic provides a visual reference for the cultural shift needed to protect children through strengthening families.