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Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Strategies for Meaningful Youth, Family, and Other Partner Engagement​

Use this brief to explore actionable strategies for meaningful partner engagement in child welfare agency strategic planning, monitoring, and review processes.

Publication Year 2022
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Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Agency Process Alignment Toolkit

Find meaningful and actionable connections among your agency’s strategic planning, review, and CQI efforts using this toolkit.

Publication Year 2024
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Strategies for Authentic Integration of Family and Youth Voice in Child Welfare

Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

Publication Year 2019
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Summary: National Convening on Trafficking and Child Welfare

Explore sex trafficking prevention best practices for implementing provisions of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183).

Publication Year 2015
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Supervisor Toolkit: Engaging Youth and Families to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

Explore the key components of engaging youth and families in individual permanency planning.

Publication Year 2021
Webinar

Supporting Caregivers While Promoting Positive Outcomes: National Foster Care Month Recorded Webinar

Explore strategies to recruit and support caregivers, strengthen their voices, and work together with them to meet the needs of children and youth.

Publication Year 2017
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The Evidence for Strengthening Families

Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Publication Year 2021
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The Impact of Lived Expertise in Evidence-Based Practice Work

Explore the benefits of and strategies for recruiting and integrating people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce.

Publication Year 2024
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The Necessity of Nuance: The Impact of Lived Expertise

Learn how people with lived expertise have used their experiences to advocate for changes in approach, practice, and policy in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
Video

The Policies at Play: A Conversation About Indigeneity and Child Welfare

Learn why the Indian Child Welfare Act and the historical trauma Indigenous people have experienced are important to understand when working with Indigenous families. 

Publication Year 2022
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The Power of Feedback: Being a Vocal Participant in the Process: Elevating the Voices of the Workforce, Children, Youth, Families, and Communities

Explore how caseworkers, supervisors, and stakeholders can use data and feedback to improve child welfare practice. 

Publication Year 2021
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The Power of Lived Expertise in Research and Evaluation: Child Welfare Edition

Learn about key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnerships with people with lived expertise and minimize harm. 

Publication Year 2022
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The Power of Lived Expertise in Research and Evaluation: Child Welfare Edition Resource List

Explore additional resources to learn about key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnerships with people with lived expertise and minimize harm. 

Publication Year 2022
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The Role of Leaders in Engaging Youth and Families to Achieve Timely Permanency for Children and Youth Waiting to Be Adopted

Support agency staff in the authentic engagement of youth and families in individual permanency planning processes.

Publication Year 2021
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The Words We Choose to Use

Watch this short, animated video to examine how changing the language and messaging we use can support a shift to a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Publication Year 2021