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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 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.

Podcast

In this episode leaders from the District of Columbia child welfare agency and a community collaborative organization discuss their longstanding partnership. The commissioner for Kentucky's child welfare agency describes the agency’s strategic communication plan and considers the role of the agency as part of the larger child welfare system.

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

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Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

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Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Video

Explore how child welfare leaders and decision makers can communicate data effectively. 

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Explore additional resources to learn about key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnerships with people with lived expertise and minimize harm. 

Video

Explore how having access to the right information at the right time can improve assessment and decision-making at the child/family level, and how aggregate data can be used to support system improvements. 

Video

Discover strategies for using data to build evidence, engage youth, families, and other partners, and move toward racial equity in child welfare. ​