Identify data sources to explore agency responsiveness to the community.

Learn how Anntesha’s experience as a child living with her grandparents and later in foster care influenced her to become a relative caregiver to her niece and nephew and work as a kinship navigator. 

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

Explore how data reported in AFCARS about youth who run away from state custody can be used to inform interventions.

Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s case review system is functioning.

Learn about Catherine’s journey recovering from trauma and addiction to be successfully reunified with her daughter.

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

Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

Explore ways that jurisdictions can integrate strategies to promote equity in continuous quality improvement (CQI) and evaluation efforts. 

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

Get guidance for completing the CQI self-assessment instrument, see suggested sources for local assessment data, and learn to rate assessment results.

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

The Center for States’ virtual Exhibit Hall booth features several products that focus on workforce development, including a variety of publications, videos, and learning experiences to help agencies foster healthy and supportive environments for child welfare professionals.

CWVE 2019 Closing Session Presentation Maximizing Our Collective Impact

Becoming a Workforce of Everyday Scientists: Frontline Staff in Agencies and Tribes