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.

Learn about the practice and systemic changes Hawaii, Indiana, and Westchester County, NY, made in partnership with their youth and young adult partners.

Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Reflect on past results to inform plans for future improvements.

Listen to a foster care advocate’s mental health journey.

See how workforce satisfaction and retention are improved by emphasizing the positive differences that are made in the lives of children and families.

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. 

Consider whose perspectives are represented on your team. 

Explore information and strategies for advancing racial equity through problem exploration.

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

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

Explore additional resources and learn strategies for moving forward with prioritizing lived expertise in child welfare.

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!