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

Publication Year 2023
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Discover strategies to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.

Publication Year 2022
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Learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
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Learn how to effectively present data in digestible and actionable ways that lead to real change.

Publication Year 2021
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Learn about the values of cultural competence, cultural humility, and cultural safety, and how to implement them at a child welfare agency.  

Publication Year 2021
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Discover strategies for co-creating and sharing power with youth and families in child welfare.

Publication Year 2021
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Hear about strategies for authentically partnering with youth, young adults, Tribes, families, and communities of color to inform and improve child welfare research, practice, and policy.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore strategies for engaging and empowering fathers of color in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore the process of transitioning to a prevention-focused child welfare system from several perspectives, including those of a mother and son with lived experience and leaders who set the tone and direction for putting families at the center of child welfare work.

Publication Year 2021
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Explore actions that can lead to building authentic, collaborative, and prevention-focused child welfare systems.

Publication Year 2020
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Learn to be more intentional about creating opportunities to relate to the staff and families you serve and to infuse more empathy into your agency.

Publication Year 2020
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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
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Hear Raven's foster care story, the challenges of being separated from her brother, and the value of support.

Publication Year 2017
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Hear from a family about the challenges of dealing with an autism diagnosis and other issues while navigating the child welfare system.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how Daryle reconnected with this Tribe after being separated from his cultural background in foster care.

Publication Year 2016