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Browse the themes and key takeaways from the How We Partner With the Community to Improve Service Options podcast series.

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Learn about the importance of successful collaboration and engagement for implementing prevention-focused systems.

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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. 

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Explore considerations for collaboratively developing an equitable theory of change.

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Explore considerations for planning and building capacity for equitable implementation of new programs and practices. 

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Explore considerations for testing, piloting, and staging new programs and practices with attention to equity and inclusion. 

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Explore considerations for selecting, designing, and adapting effective and equitable interventions. 

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Explore considerations for convening a diverse team of partners, including people with lived expertise, to support equitable change and implementation efforts.

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Presents the fifth task, documenting assumptions and rationale, and provides examples of how to apply strategies. A clear, concise narrative can help to engage stakeholders, decision makers and potential funders in future steps to address the root cause and problems identified.

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Examines the second task of team building: identifying team members to ensure diverse representation across all levels and positions within the organization. This module also provides information on how to define the team structure to clarify roles and responsibilities and encourage collaboration among team members.

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This brief can help child welfare agency leaders, managers, and teams set a strong foundation for a new program, practice, or other intervention. The brief begins with background information and definitions and then describes a step-by-step process for developing a comprehensive implementation plan and identifying capacity building strategies.

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Explores the second task of creating a data plan to investigate the problem further. Creating a well-thought-out data plan helps the team plan for exploring the identified problem and move toward identifying a possible root cause or causes.