Learn common CFSR terms and acronyms.

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

Use this project management resource to plan for the development of a Program Improvement Plan (PIP). 

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.

Reflect on past results to inform plans for future improvements.

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

Use this brief to help your agency coordinate strategic and long-term planning, monitoring, and reporting processes—such as the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) and Child and Family Services Review (CFSR)—with agency continuous quality improvement (CQI).

Watch the Change and Implementation in Practice: Overview video to learn how key steps, tasks, and concepts fit together to support your agency’s change initiatives. 

Watch this video to learn how community-based partnerships strengthen families and see what jurisdictions are doing to build lines of collaboration and trust.

Learn solid strategies for understanding and implementing the trauma-informed care provisions of the FFPSA.

Explore and reflect on the impact of, and opportunities to improve, assessment and decision-making processes. 

Learn how domestic violence documentation can help hold perpetrators accountable and promote survivor safety and well-being.

Learn how domestic violence and child maltreatment affect families and read about the risks, impacts, protective efforts, and other related topics.

Find information about using collaborative practices and models across human service systems to better serve families dealing with co-occurring issues.