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.

Use this discussion guide with the “Reflecting on Racial Equity and the Child and Family Services Review” video to facilitate team discussions about your agency’s current practice and opportunities to take action.

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

Learn about the range of practices comprising the continuum of youth engagement to youth empowerment.

Explore tips to help promote youth mental health and wellness services, jurisdictional highlights, and links to relevant resources and tools.

Explore strategies for redesigning the child welfare service array to meet the needs of youth and young adults currently and formerly in foster care.

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

Explore opportunities and lessons learned from the implementation of Division X of the Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act, P.L. 116–260.

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

Explore additional resources for engaging individuals with lived experience as advisors for groups, committees, boards, and more.

Explore and discuss state performance on CFSR statewide data indicators.

Discover how to examine and drill down into state data to build understanding of what’s happening in your child welfare system.

Review the steps for running the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance on statewide data indicators. 

Learn to use the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance for a state on all or selected statewide data indicators.