Describes how teams plan and develop strategies to identify and recruit pilot testing sites.

Describes the tasks of identifying sites and sequencing to have a plan for where to implement the intervention and how expansion of it should occur.

Provides an overview of essential functions for conducting usability testing where needed, determining the need for piloting a new program or intervention, and planning to stage and scale up implementation of a new program or intervention.

Use this resource to prompt discussion and adopt a change management approach  during the development of child welfare information systems.

Explores the task of developing plans to stage and scale up an intervention for implementation on a larger scale in a sustainable way.

Explores the tasks of routine monitoring and checking in with identified benchmarks or short-term outcomes.

Illustrates the four shifts that need to occur at the organizational and practice levels to establish a youth welfare system that meets the needs of youth in foster care.

Read about the value of collaboration as the key to prevention, safety, and long-term stability for children and families.

Offers guidelines and practical suggestions for shifting from a child-focused system that is often reactive, case plan-driven, and protection-focused to a youth-focused system that is proactive, youth-driven, developmentally framed, and normalcy focused.

Watch this short, animated video to examine how changing the language and messaging we use can support a shift to a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Learn about the Indiana Department of Child Services’ upstream prevention approach to training and development, expanding the service array, and collaborating with system partners and providers in this recorded webinar.

Listen to Indiana’s child welfare partners talk about making the shift to an upstream approach to prevention services possible in this short podcast. 

Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Learn about the relationships and partnerships that support developing a comprehensive prevention plan related to the Family First Prevention Services Act.

Hear practical advice about transforming partnerships from the team implementing a holistic prevention program in North Carolina in this short podcast.