Frankie is 14 years old and lives with his sister, brothers, and moms. He and his sister were adopted when they were 2 years old and 4 years old, respectively. He loves spending time with his aunts, uncles, and cousins and loves being part of a big family.

Use this guide for tips, and strategies concerning the critical role leadership plays in creating and sustaining positive organizational culture.

Watch a discussion on focusing on job-specific skills (instead of best practices culture), training in a virtual environment, and integrating racial equity across child welfare training.

Browse the themes and key takeaways from the How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options podcast series.

Use this tool to help your child welfare agency develop a communication plan to support your change and implementation efforts. 

Complete this template to create, print, and share a communication plan for your change effort. 

Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

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

See how coordination can improve identification, reporting, and services for youth who are victims or at risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking.

Shares Stephen’s story about being a community-based provider and policymaker in Florida, the need for laws that empower caregiver decision-making, creating Florida’s reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS), and the effect RPPS and normalcy laws can have on foster care.

Learn solid strategies for understanding and implementing the trauma-informed care provisions of the FFPSA.

Find information about using collaborative practices and models across human service systems to better serve families dealing with co-occurring issues.

Use this discussion guide with CWVE 2023 videos to explore topics on workforce recruitment and retention, as well as access individual reflection exercises, discussion prompts, and team activities.

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

Learn how domestic violence and child maltreatment affect families and read about the risks, impacts, protective efforts, and other related topics.