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Identify data sources to explore agency responsiveness to the community.

Publication Year 2023
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Discover how to examine and drill down into state data to build understanding of what’s happening in your child welfare system.

Publication Year 2023
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Use this assessment tool to identify strengths and areas for growth to enhance your team’s psychological safety.
 

Publication Year 2024
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Explore how data reported in AFCARS about youth who run away from state custody can be used to inform interventions.

Publication Year 2015
Video

Explore how child welfare leaders, managers, and supervisors can motivate their staff to use data and evidence in their everyday practice. 

Publication Year 2021
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Explore how frontline child welfare professionals can use data and evidence in their everyday practice. 

Publication Year 2021
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Learn about the importance of successful collaboration and engagement for implementing prevention-focused systems.

Publication Year 2021
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
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Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Publication Year 2018
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Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s case review system is functioning.

Publication Year 2023
Video

Presents the fifth task, documenting assumptions and rationale, and provides examples of how to apply strategies. A clear, concise narrative can help to engage stakeholders, decision makers and potential funders in future steps to address the root cause and problems identified.

Publication Year 2018
Video

Watch the Change and Implementation in Practice: Overview video to learn how key steps, tasks, and concepts fit together to support your agency’s change initiatives. 

Publication Year 2022
Video

Presents the fifth task, documenting assumptions and rationale, and provides examples of how to apply strategies. A clear, concise narrative can help to engage stakeholders, decision makers and potential funders in future steps to address the root cause and problems identified.

Publication Year 2018
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Learn to select, design, or adapt an intervention to address an identified problem.

Publication Year 2018
Video

Explores the first task of how to gather information on the problem statement, root cause(s), and target population and provides examples of how to apply strategies.

Publication Year 2018