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Becoming a Family-Focused System: Assessing Culture and Climate

Get guidance, tips, and strategies for assessing agency culture and climate. 

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Building Our Child Welfare System Together Infographic

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

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Community-Based Provider: Empowering Caregiver Decision-Making

Shares Stephen’s story about being a community-based provider and policymaker in Florida, the need for laws that empower caregiver decision-making, creating Florida’s reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS), and the effect RPPS and normalcy laws can have on foster care.

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Creating and Sustaining Cross-System Collaboration to Support Families in Child Welfare with Co-Occurring Issues: An Administrator's Handbook

Find information about using collaborative practices and models across human service systems to better serve families dealing with co-occurring issues.

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Perspectives on Normalcy Handout: Empowering Caregiver Decision-Making

This handout is part of the series, “Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions.” It is designed to facilitate discussion about the issues raised in the video, “Community-Based Provider: Empowering Caregiver Decision-Making.” 

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Promising Practices That Support Pregnant and Parenting Youth Recorded Webinar

Explore promising practices in pregnancy, parenting, and prevention services and view practice examples, including evidence-based programs, in-home services, and specialized units.

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Youth Engagement Blueprint Series: Using Science and Technology Effectively

Learn about adolescent brain development, trauma-responsive care, and the importance of normalcy.