Learn how jurisdictions across the country respond to human trafficking cases and explore the latest developments in effective intervention.

Identify data sources to explore service array and resource development.

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

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator recurrence of maltreatment.

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator maltreatment in foster care.

This tool is a role-playing activity, designed to help child welfare workers and supervisors become more familiar with the process of recognizing and translating buzzwords into descriptive language.

The infographic provides a visual reference for the cultural shift needed to protect children through strengthening families.

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

Helps child welfare leaders identify what they can do to advance their prevention vision and shows what they will see as that vision takes root.

Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Listen to child welfare agency leaders in the District of Columbia talk about how they work with partners to use their different data lenses to understand the needs of families and to structure a set of services to best meet the full spectrum of needs. In Kentucky, child welfare agency leaders describe the process of finding the story behind the numbers to transform their system.

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.

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

This publication looks at buzzwords in the context of words or phrases commonly used in child welfare reporting and documentation that can be subjective or carry negative connotations, and offers strategies to minimize their negative impact.

Buzzwords: Moving to Behavioral Descriptors doodle video is a short, animated video that follows a child involved in a child welfare investigation. The video describes what buzzwords are and illustrates the impact they can have on children and families. It also demonstrates how to recognize buzzwords and offers strategies for transforming buzzwords into objective, behavior-based descriptors.