Identify data sources to explore agency responsiveness to the community.

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

Identify data sources to explore your state’s system of foster and adoptive parent licensing, recruitment, and retention.

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

Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

Learn how child welfare professionals and family leaders can use the Parent Partner Program Navigator, a web-based, interactive resource that offers guidance for designing and implementing parent partner programs at child welfare agencies.

Explore this tip sheet to learn about child welfare agency and court responsibilities related to APPLA provisions and strategies to achieve permanency.

Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s quality assurance system is functioning.

Identify data sources to explore service array and resource development.

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.

Identify data sources to explore functioning of staff and provider training.

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