Hear a father and an agency administrator talk about what needs to be in place to make family engagement easier.

Hear a foster and adoptive father of African American boys talk about fighting cultural biases to support his sons’ well-being.

Listen to a foster care advocate’s mental health journey.

Learn about the range of practices comprising the continuum of youth engagement to youth empowerment.

Explore tips to help promote youth mental health and wellness services, jurisdictional highlights, and links to relevant resources and tools.

Explore strategies for redesigning the child welfare service array to meet the needs of youth and young adults currently and formerly in foster care.

Read this resource to learn about direct financial assistance and emergency financial assistance available to young people.

Explore opportunities and lessons learned from the implementation of Division X of the Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act, P.L. 116–260.

Explore additional resources to learn how to accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

Explore additional resources for engaging individuals with lived experience as advisors for groups, committees, boards, and more.

Find out where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care.

Explore and discuss state performance on CFSR statewide data indicators.

Discover how to examine and drill down into state data to build understanding of what’s happening in your child welfare system.

Hear how sharing power begins with building trusting relationships.

Hear about the experiences of sharing power between a child welfare agency leader in Nevada and a young adult with lived expertise.