What are some strategies for finding and keeping traditional and therapeutic resource families?
Explore effective strategies that child protection agencies can use to recruit and retain traditional and therapeutic resource families.
Questions from the field
How did the blind removal process in Nassau County, N.Y., address disparity among children entering care?
Understand how de-identifying case information during removal decision meetings reduced disparities among children entering care.
How did Michigan’s Children’s Services Agency develop executive performance dashboards?
Learn how Michigan developed performance dashboards to visualize metrics and trends that help inform decision-making.
How can executive performance dashboards support child welfare agency effectiveness?
This brief shares a framework for developing performance dashboards that include key measures to support decision-making.
How can motivational interviewing be used in child protection?
Explore how motivational interviewing can be used in a child welfare context to engage families and improve outcomes.
How do parent partner programs instill hope and support prevention and reunification? (APPENDIX)
This appendix provides a brief summary of the research on individual parent partner programs.
How do parent partner programs instill hope and support prevention and reunification?
Parent partners can guide parents through a difficult time and instill hope. Learn more about parent partner programs in this issue brief.
How can child protection agencies respond to litigation?
Learn about strategies child protection agencies can pursue as they move through a consent decree litigation process.
How did New Hampshire create and distribute a resource guide to support child and family well-being?
Learn about a resource guide that was created and distributed in New Hampshire to support child and family well-being.
How are public health nurses assisting with child protection investigations?
When public health nurses accompany caseworkers on investigations, the results can be beneficial to child and family well-being.