How is Broward County, Fla., advancing racial justice for families involved with the child protection system?
Community curator Corey Best describes how Broward County, Fla., works with the community to advance racial justice in child welfare.
Data
How can longitudinal data support child and family well-being?
Explore best practices for collecting and using longitudinal data to assess outcomes for families.
Does contact with child protective services vary by race/ethnicity and county?
Findings from a research study show race-based differences in the rates of involvement in child maltreatment investigations.
Is alternative response equitably provided to families of color with low-income status?
Findings from a study show alternative response assignments for child neglect differ based on a family’s race and income level.
What can we learn from family treatment courts to support systems change?
Explore the role that family treatment courts play in being a catalyst for transforming the child welfare system.
Do state child welfare policies impact the rate of reported and substantiated child maltreatment?
Learn findings from a study that examined how state-level policies can impact the number of child maltreatment reports and substantiations.
State Data
Explore data about state approaches, children in care, and how money is invested in foster care vs. preventive and permanency services.
How are child welfare leaders applying safety science to critical incident reviews?
Learn how applying safety science principles to critical incident and child fatality reviews can enhance system accountability.
How can trends in child maltreatment during COVID-19 inform new ways of supporting families?
Learn how maltreatment reports to the hotline changed during COVID-19, and how families can be better supported at a community level.
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.