Identify data sources to explore functioning of staff and provider training.

In this episode leaders from the District of Columbia child welfare agency and a community collaborative organization discuss their longstanding partnership. The commissioner for Kentucky's child welfare agency describes the agency’s strategic communication plan and considers the role of the agency as part of the larger child welfare system.

Identify data sources to explore how well your state’s statewide information system is functioning.

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

Explore tips and strategies to effectively engage and sustain the involvement of families and youth at the agency level. 

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

Explore how child welfare leaders and decision makers can communicate data effectively. 

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

Explore how having access to the right information at the right time can improve assessment and decision-making at the child/family level, and how aggregate data can be used to support system improvements. 

Discover strategies for using data to build evidence, engage youth, families, and other partners, and move toward racial equity in child welfare. ​

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.

The infographic provides a visual reference for the cultural shift needed to protect children through strengthening families.

Helps child welfare leaders identify what they can do to advance their prevention vision and shows what they will see as that vision takes root.

Discover how data sharing can improve the child welfare court system.