This guide is designed to support administrative leaders in states and other jurisdictions in using data to assess and identify ways to improve their service array.

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

Learn about a framework for applying safety science to promote a culture of safety in child welfare agencies.

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

Learn the importance of effective, ongoing collaboration between child welfare agencies and community-based partners.

Buzzwords: Moving to Behavioral Descriptors doodle video is a short, animated video that follows a child involved in a child welfare investigation. The video describes what buzzwords are and illustrates the impact they can have on children and families. It also demonstrates how to recognize buzzwords and offers strategies for transforming buzzwords into objective, behavior-based descriptors.

This publication looks at buzzwords in the context of words or phrases commonly used in child welfare reporting and documentation that can be subjective or carry negative connotations, and offers strategies to minimize their negative impact.

Find information about the new CRP Peer Group lead, the NCRP Advisory Board update, communication tools for CRPs, and more.

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

Get the latest research on decision science and safety decision-making practices in child welfare to help improved safety outcomes.

This tool is a role-playing activity, designed to help child welfare workers and supervisors become more familiar with the process of recognizing and translating buzzwords into descriptive language.

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

Learn about the definition and calculation of the CFSR statewide data indicator maltreatment in foster care.

​​Increase awareness and understanding of the healthcare needs of children and youth in foster care, the medical services available to them, and the healthcare services available for children who return home and youth who age out of care.​ 

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