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The Center for States provides research assistance and responds to information requests on building capacity in child welfare.

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Identify data sources to explore agency responsiveness to the community.

Webinar

Learn about a framework for applying safety science to promote a culture of safety in child welfare agencies.

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Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s case review system is functioning.

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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. 

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

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Identify data sources to explore your state’s system of foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment, and retention.

Video

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

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Learn strategies to address the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.

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Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s quality assurance system is functioning.

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

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Identify data sources to explore service array and resource development.

Podcast

Explore a family-focused program that embodies many of the changes that Kentucky wants to see throughout its child welfare system in this podcast. The START, program demonstrates a shift in organizational culture to focus on family and serves as an example of a truly collaborative team that uses early intervention and a shared decision-making model to work with families.

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Identify data sources to explore functioning of staff and provider training.

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Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s statewide information system is functioning.

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Use this brief to help your agency coordinate strategic and long-term planning, monitoring, and reporting processes—such as the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) and Child and Family Services Review (CFSR)—with agency continuous quality improvement (CQI).