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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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Learn about the range of practices comprising the continuum of youth engagement to youth empowerment.

Podcast

Listen to child welfare agency leaders in the District of Columbia talk about how they work with partners to use their different data lenses to understand the needs of families and to structure a set of services to best meet the full spectrum of needs. In Kentucky, child welfare agency leaders describe the process of finding the story behind the numbers to transform their system.

Podcast

Explore the efforts agencies, community collaborative organizations, and others are making to bring families, youth, and communities to the table as they strive to improve the child welfare system in this podcast. 

Video

Learn strategies to address the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.

PDF

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

PDF

Identify data sources to explore service array and resource development.

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