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Video

Learn about how Jamall reunified with family members and enjoyed family cookouts and holidays with the help of Jennifer and the Family Finder program through Kinnect Ohio.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn about Jamall’s reunification with his mother, grandmother, and other family members through Kinnect Ohio’s Finding Family program.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn about Jennifer’s commitment to facilitating belonging and lifelong support for children in foster care through the Kinnect Ohio Family Finding program.

Publication Year 2022
Video

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
Video

Explore workforce challenges in child welfare and highlight the urgent need to be brave in addressing those challenges.

Publication Year 2024
Video

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

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Explore additional resources to learn how child welfare organizations can create equity in the workforce. 

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

See how staff can boost their knowledge and skills for engaging families, community providers, and others.

Publication Year 2019
Video

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

Publication Year 2023
Video

Learn about organizational capacity to assess readiness and how it impacts retention of people with lived expertise in child welfare agencies.
 

Publication Year 2024
Webinar

Explore existing frameworks for protective capacities and protective factors and learn how to use them together for better prevention.

Publication Year 2016
Infographic

Review the protective capacities and protective factors frameworks used to assess, intervene, and serve families.

Publication Year 2016
Webinar

Build skills in community engagement in quality improvement and enhanced data exploration. 

Publication Year 2022
Webinar

Learn sound methods for integrating a focus on race equity in data analysis and CQI. 

Publication Year 2022
Video

Explore insights on using protective capacities and protective factors to build a continuum of practice that extends from safety to strength-building. 

Publication Year 2017