Learn common CFSR terms and acronyms.

Combine lived expertise with agency perspectives to better understand state child welfare data.

In this video, presenters share their experiences with leading and being led by those around them in child welfare and offer practical strategies for child welfare professionals, no matter their role, to lead and support each other in leadership roles.

Hear from Capacity Building Center for States Family and Young Adult Consultants with lived experience on the critical role leaders play in advancing well-being, resilience, and dedication of the child welfare workforce.

Hear from leaders as they reflect on transformational leadership and its importance in child welfare.

Complete this template to create, print, and share a communication plan for your change effort. 

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

Use this tool to help your child welfare agency develop a communication plan to support your change and implementation efforts. 

Access this project management resource to plan for the CFSR Statewide Assessment. 

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

​Learn from people with lived experience about the impact of kinship care on children in the child welfare system.

Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

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

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

Learn about the Collaborative and the work it does with agencies, Tribes, and courts to build capacity.