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Explore additional resources on how to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare. 

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Browse casework activities to use before, during, and after a caseworker visit with children, youth, and families.

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Learn how supervisors and program managers can assist child welfare caseworkers in conducting quality visits with parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The journeys of children, youth, and families in child welfare are seldom a straight line. Typically, there are highs and lows and winding paths in between

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Get a detailed overview of unregulated transfers of custody, covering risk of harm, screening, ICPC violations, and more.

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Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.