Watch this video to learn more about state experiences building capacity for prevention.

Watch this video to learn more about how states are engaging people with lived experience in prevention planning. 

Watch this video to learn more about state experiences communicating with partners about prevention. 

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

This tool is a role-playing activity, designed to help child welfare workers and supervisors become more familiar with the process of recognizing and translating buzzwords into descriptive language.

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

Access strategies to better understand and implement the family engagement requirements of the FFPSA.

Develop a better understanding of customized congregate care and learn about implementing the FFPSA provisions in congregate care QRTP assessment.

Illustrates the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity supporting engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care. Each of the four segments succinctly defines an element of organizational capacity building for youth engagement.

Understand the CFSR statewide data indicators, their use in program improvement efforts, and performance calculation tools.

This webinar provides an overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act provisions and strategies related to reducing reliance on congregate care.

This publication looks at buzzwords in the context of words or phrases commonly used in child welfare reporting and documentation that can be subjective or carry negative connotations, and offers strategies to minimize their negative impact.

Buzzwords: Moving to Behavioral Descriptors doodle video is a short, animated video that follows a child involved in a child welfare investigation. The video describes what buzzwords are and illustrates the impact they can have on children and families. It also demonstrates how to recognize buzzwords and offers strategies for transforming buzzwords into objective, behavior-based descriptors.

Explains the importance of sustained involvement of young people currently and formerly in foster care in meaningful organizational activity. 

Learn how to build capacity in each of four component areas to promote a culture and climate that encourages youth engagement at all levels of an organization.