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The Center for States provides research assistance and responds to information requests on building capacity in child welfare.

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Explore resources related to Intentional Inclusion: Creating Equity in the Workplace video. 

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Explore strategies for redesigning the child welfare service array to meet the needs of youth and young adults currently and formerly in foster care.

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Explore additional resources for effectively integrating lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

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Discover ways to effectively integrate people with lived expertise into the child welfare workforce. 

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Explore additional resources to help effectively integrate lived experts into the child welfare workforce. 

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Explore coaching steps and tips supervisors can use to help workers strengthen skills and meet goals.

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Explore additional resources to learn about key considerations to sustain research and evaluation partnerships with people with lived expertise and minimize harm. 

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Explore tips to help promote youth mental health and wellness services, jurisdictional highlights, and links to relevant resources and tools.

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Ensure that youth and young adults exiting foster care can obtain their vital documents before transitioning from foster care.

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Use the guide and digital stories from this library with teams and individuals to advocate, inspire, support, recruit, train, and coach towards a better child welfare system. 

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Explore additional resources to discover strategies for partnering with noncustodial fathers and paternal family members in child welfare. 

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Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.

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Learn the characteristics and results that describe the right people to engage youth and get guidance for recruiting, hiring, and retaining these employees.

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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.