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Assists agencies to evaluate how well the services in an area of their choice follow the Youth Welfare approach.

Publication Year 2018
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Examine current research and how best to build organizational capacity in five areas, and learn about possible challenges and solutions.

Publication Year 2018
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Assists readers in exploring the Youth Welfare approach to service provision in the area of health care.

Publication Year 2018
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Explore considerations for assessing readiness as part of an equitable and inclusive change and implementation process. 

Publication Year 2023
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Explore information and strategies for advancing racial equity through problem exploration.

Publication Year 2023
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Explore how child welfare agency leaders, managers, teams, and stakeholders can understand and assess readiness.

Publication Year 2018
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Learn how implementation teams can assess readiness for change and implementation and support related planning.

Publication Year 2019
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Summarizes the change and implementation process and provides an overview of the Change and Implementation in Practice series briefs, “how to” guides that explain key steps and tasks in the process.

Publication Year 2018
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Discover a comprehensive range of information about domestic violence decision-making.

Publication Year 2017
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Find family engagement strategies for survivors, children, and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Publication Year 2017
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Examine foundational information and suggestions for effective casework and supporting examples for families experiencing domestic violence.

Publication Year 2017
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Get the basics on general practice for agency interventions, including screening, documenting descriptions of abuse and protective efforts, and evaluating risk.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how domestic violence and child maltreatment affect families and read about the risks, impacts, protective efforts, and other related topics.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn how domestic violence documentation can help hold perpetrators accountable and promote survivor safety and well-being.

Publication Year 2017
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Learn about the Youth Welfare approach, which outlines how agencies can shift from a child-focused system to a youth-focused system.

Publication Year 2018