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Video

Learn about Jamall’s reunification with his mother, grandmother, and other family members through Kinnect Ohio’s Finding Family program.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn about Catherine’s journey recovering from trauma and addiction to be successfully reunified with her daughter.

Publication Year 2022
PDF

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

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

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

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

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

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Hear how Division X Technical Assistance Targeted Assistance Projects (TAPs) helped child welfare agencies enhance policies and practices for youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Learn how to support state planning and implementation of the reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS), which is required by the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113–183), to help children and youth in foster care experience normal childhood and adolescent activities. 

Publication Year 2022
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Use this presentation to follow along with the speakers as you watch the 2021 CWVE Session 4 webinar, Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace. 

Publication Year 2021
PDF

Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video. 

Publication Year 2021
Video

Explore strategies to help child welfare organizations create equity in the workplace. 

Publication Year 2021
PDF

Learn to prepare transgender children and youth for court and support them in the courtroom.

Publication Year 2021
PDF

Helps public child welfare agencies understand the purpose of and context for the Creating LGBTQ Affirming Agencies video and how the video can be used to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) children, youth, and families who are involved in the child welfare system.

Publication Year 2017
Video

Learn how to create a culturally inclusive environment by developing a welcoming, culturally sensitive, supportive, and affirming agency for all people.

Publication Year 2017
Video

Desiree is an alumna of the foster care system. She lived with the same foster care family for 14 years. She entered foster care with three of her siblings, and wants to use her experiences growing up in foster care to make a difference for those still in the system.

Publication Year 2017
PDF

Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

Publication Year 2017