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Explore additional resources to learn how to accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

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Learn strategies for accurately and safely collecting data on LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults.

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

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Learn the importance of effective, ongoing collaboration between child welfare agencies and community-based partners.

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Learn about Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative's evidence-informed approach to the change and implementation process.

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Explores how to design, integrate, and implement financial capability services into existing programs targeted at youth who are transitioning out of foster care to help them manage their financial resources and avoid chronic financial instability. 

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Explore opportunities and lessons learned from the implementation of Division X of the Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act, P.L. 116–260.

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Explore how child welfare professionals and organizations can build capacity for implementing the reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS) for children and youth in foster care. 

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Learn about the practice and systemic changes Hawaii, Indiana, and Westchester County, NY, made in partnership with their youth and young adult partners.

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

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Learn about Catherine’s journey recovering from trauma and addiction to be successfully reunified with her daughter.

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Reflect on past results to inform plans for future improvements.

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Explore considerations for equitable, inclusive, and data-driven problem exploration.

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Explore considerations for monitoring and evaluating new interventions and applying findings to make adjustments aligned with equity and inclusion. 

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