Discover how to examine and drill down into state data to build understanding of what’s happening in your child welfare system.

Use this tool with your prevention planning team to prepare for and tackle the adaptive challenges that many states face as they develop and implement prevention plans. 

Reflect on past results to inform plans for future improvements.

Use this helpful reminder of Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) measures to support CFSR planning and implementation activities.

Access this project management resource to plan for the CFSR Statewide Assessment. 

Use this crosswalk to start thinking concretely about prevention planning as a change and implementation process. 

Understand the CFSR statewide data indicators, their use in program improvement efforts, and performance calculation tools.

Better understand your state’s performance on statewide data indicators related to the safety and permanency of children served by the child welfare system. 

Access strategies to better understand and implement the family engagement requirements of the FFPSA.

Learn solid strategies for understanding and implementing the trauma-informed care provisions of the FFPSA.

Develop a better understanding of customized congregate care and learn about implementing the FFPSA provisions in congregate care QRTP assessment.

Explore and discuss state performance on CFSR statewide data indicators.

Learn to use the CFSR Round 4 SPSS syntax to calculate observed performance for a state on all or selected statewide data indicators.

Explore tools, resources, and strategies to build a continuum of behavioral health care for children and youth involved with child welfare. 

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