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

Publication Year 2017
Video

Tells the story of the relationship, initially forged over a shared meal, between a youth and her CASA worker. The CASA worker’s advocacy for concrete supports to meet the youth’s needs helped grow the trust in their relationship.

Publication Year 2021
Webinar

Hear about the youth-led projects of the Division X Technical Assistance project in fiscal year 2022.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Discover services and resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Explore additional resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn about the challenges of engaging difficult-to-reach populations of youth and young adults. 

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Explore additional resources to learn about the challenges of engaging difficult-to-reach populations of youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Examine new software and technology innovations, which provide better, more integrated services and cut costs for states and jurisdictions.

Publication Year 2016
Webinar

Learn about research and practice insights for implementing evidence-based practices in child welfare systems.

Publication Year 2015
Webinar

Provides an overview of resources and strategies to enhance approaches for providing financial capability training for youth who are transitioning out of foster care. 

Publication Year 2015
PDF

Get tips, guidance, and information about the CQI system assessment and implementation process, and learn how the Center helps agencies build capacity.

Publication Year 2018
Video

Examines why teams should research possible intervention options, how to look for a wide variety of potential options, and what supporting evidence to look for in researching possible solutions.

Publication Year 2019
Video

Explores how teams can assess an intervention to understand the potential for success with the target population; the fit with the system, agency, and context; and the capacity needed to implement it.

Publication Year 2019
Video

Presents how teams can determine whether there is sufficient information about an intervention to be clear and easy to explain, useable (intervention has operational definitions and fidelity process or performance assessments), and in alignment with agency principles and values.

Publication Year 2019
Video

Examines how teams can use a structured approach to determine if an existing intervention with adaptations meets agency needs or if teams need to design a new one.

Publication Year 2019