Learn the definition and find information about normalcy and the reasonable and prudent parent standard in the PL 113-183.

See statistics on increased risks for LGBTQ youth and learn how child welfare systems can use healthy approaches when working with LGBTQ children and youth.

Understand the role of coaching in supporting workers, including coaching functions, effectiveness, models, and strategies.

Learn effective strategies to collect, analyze, and use data related to caseworker visits.

Get informed about creating normalcy for LGBTQ children and youth in foster care and browse relevant examples.

Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

Learn about quality contacts, why they are important, and how an agency can successfully implement them.

Discover a comprehensive range of information about domestic violence decision-making.

Find family engagement strategies for survivors, children, and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Examine foundational information and suggestions for effective casework and supporting examples for families experiencing domestic violence.

Get the basics on general practice for agency interventions, including screening, documenting descriptions of abuse and protective efforts, and evaluating risk.

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

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

Explore the various aspects of the importance of normalcy for children and youth in care.

Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.