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.
Data
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.
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.
What are the elements of an effective hotline system?
Hotline decisions can have a lifelong impact upon the safety, permanency, and well-being of vulnerable children
Racial equity
These resources explore disparities and inequities existing within the child protection system, and strategies to advance racial justice.