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

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

Learn how to engage young people and families with lived expertise in the CFSR process at a child welfare agency. 

Use this brief to explore actionable strategies for meaningful partner engagement in child welfare agency strategic planning, monitoring, and review processes.

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).

Tells the story of the relationship, initially forged over a shared meal, between a youth and her CASA worker. The CASA worker’s advocacy for concrete supports to meet the youth’s needs helped grow the trust in their relationship.

Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Learn effective strategies to collect, analyze, and use data related to caseworker visits.