Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.

Find family engagement strategies for survivors, children, and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Understand the role of coaching in supporting workers, including coaching functions, effectiveness, models, and strategies.

Learn how to build capacity in each of four component areas to promote a culture and climate that encourages youth engagement at all levels of an organization.

Discover a comprehensive range of information about domestic violence decision-making.

Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.

Examine a five-step framework that helps organizations promote youth engagement in normalcy conversations about the youth’s own care.

Learn how domestic violence documentation can help hold perpetrators accountable and promote survivor safety and well-being.

Get practical guidance for building organizational capacity and for implementing flexible and innovate programs for youth engagement.

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

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

Explore promising practices in pregnancy, parenting, and prevention services and view practice examples, including evidence-based programs, in-home services, and specialized units.

Brandon is a 21-year-old alumnus of the foster care system. He was in the foster care system for about 10 years and serves as a foster care advocate, working in State government for the last 3 years. He feels that normal activities for all youth in foster care should include getting a driver’s license, going on out-of-State and overnight trips, and participating in sports.

Bruce and Brenda have been married for 33 years and have four daughters. From 2006 to 2009, they provided a kinship placement for their four grandchildren. In 2010, the couple adopted Bruce (now 18 years old), Tre’Nae (now 15 years old), Mason (now 13 years old), and Kiaunna (now 10 years old).