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At Risk for Sex Trafficking: Youth Who Run Away From Foster Care

Explore how data reported in AFCARS about youth who run away from state custody can be used to inform interventions.

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Becoming a Family-Focused System: Strategies for Building a Culture of Service Collaboration

Adapt proven strategies from this publication to improve specific areas of culture and that support collaborative development of an effective service array.

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Becoming a Family-Focused System: Strategies for Building a Culture to Partner With Families

Adapt strategies from this publication to improve specific areas of culture and climate to support partnering with families after conducting an assessment.

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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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Child Welfare Response to Sex Trafficking: An Introductory Webinar (Part 1)

Available on CapLEARN; registration required.
Provides a broad overview of the Child Welfare Response to Child and Youth Sex Trafficking learning curriculum and explores how the curriculum could be integrated into agency training programs.

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Co-Creating Race Equity Tools: Practical Strategies for Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts

Explore ways that jurisdictions can integrate strategies to promote equity in continuous quality improvement (CQI) and evaluation efforts. 

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Collaborating With Youth-Serving Agencies to Respond to and Prevent Sex Trafficking of Youth

See how coordination can improve identification, reporting, and services for youth who are victims or at risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking.

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CQI Training Academy: Making It Work For You Recorded Webinar

Discover the key components of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Training Academy.

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Identifying Minors and Young People Exploited Through Sex Trafficking: A Resource for Child Welfare Agencies

Explore information and get guidance about sex trafficking and identification of sex trafficking victims.

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Introduction to Focused CQI Services Recorded Webinar

Explore the Center’s Focused Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Services training curriculum and learn more about how it can be used to support a team’s CQI goals.

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Knowledge Management Research: Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Communication Planning

Helps child welfare agencies respond to the need to alter practice and communication routines when “normal” child welfare services have been disrupted and better prepare agencies for future disruptions

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Resources for State Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Provisions of P.L. 113–183 Recorded Webinar

Learn about resources to support child welfare agencies as they implement requirements of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113–183) that prevent sex trafficking and improve child welfare responses to trafficking victims. 

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Summary: National Convening on Trafficking and Child Welfare

Explore sex trafficking prevention best practices for implementing provisions of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113-183).

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Using Continuous Quality Improvement to Strengthen Implementation Fidelity Recorded Webinar

Learn how continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes can improve implementation fidelity and enhance program outcomes at a child welfare agency.