Listen as Capacity Building Center for States Family Consultants and Young Adult Consultants reflect on the key themes and learnings from day one of the 2024 CWVE.

Listen as Capacity Building Center for States Family Consultants and Young Adult Consultants reflect on the key themes and learnings from day two of the 2024 CWVE.

Highlights the advocacy work of state and regional youth leadership councils. Two paid regional and state youth specialists and the Texas Director for Transitional Living Services describe how including youth voice by providing them a “seat at the table” at the state capital enhances the child welfare system. All three discuss the rewards and personal impact of their work.

Tells the story of the relationship, initially forged over a shared meal, between a youth and her CASA worker. The CASA worker’s advocacy for concrete supports to meet the youth’s needs helped grow the trust in their relationship.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging the biological father after removal of the child from the home.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging the biological mother after removal of the child or children.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging children after removal from their parental home.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging resource parents to collaborate around caring for children in foster care.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging a supervisor in coaching for family visits.

Pair this discussion guide with its corresponding video to understand the value of engaging youth after removal from their parental home.

Explore additional resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare.

Discover services and resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare. 

Explore additional resources to learn about the challenges of engaging difficult-to-reach populations of youth and young adults.

Learn about the challenges of engaging difficult-to-reach populations of youth and young adults. 

Examine new software and technology innovations, which provide better, more integrated services and cut costs for states and jurisdictions.