Use this tool with your prevention planning team to prepare for and tackle the adaptive challenges that many states face as they develop and implement prevention plans. 

Learn about Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative's evidence-informed approach to the change and implementation process.

Explore how child welfare professionals and organizations can build capacity for implementing the reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS) for children and youth in foster care. 

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

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

Use this crosswalk to start thinking concretely about prevention planning as a change and implementation process. 

Learn about the identified five dimensions of capacity, browse examples of each, and find out why each dimension is important to an organization.

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.

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

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

Examine foundational information and suggestions for effective casework and supporting examples for families experiencing domestic violence.

Get the basics on general practice for agency interventions, including screening, documenting descriptions of abuse and protective efforts, and evaluating risk.

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

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