How does Ohio’s system of care approach support families involved with child welfare?
Explore how Ohio uses a system of care approach to support children with behavioral health needs and their families.
Author: sbrown@casey.org
What strategies support effective implementation of the system of care approach?
Learn lessons from implementing a system of care approach across systems to improve behavioral health outcomes for children.
How can the system of care approach improve outcomes for children and families involved with child welfare?
Understand how the system of care approach brings together an array of partners to support children’s behavioral health needs.
Do treatment disparities exist among child welfare-involved caregivers?
Learn from a study examining racial disparities in treatment for CPS-involved caregivers with mental health or substance use disorders.
How are some jurisdictions transforming mandated reporting?
Explore the seven levers of transforming mandated reporting, as identified by child protection agency leaders and lived experts.
How can child protection agencies address the immigration needs of non-citizen children in foster care?
Explore promising models for child protection agencies to meet the needs of non-citizen children in foster care.
Summary of child welfare class action litigation
Read summaries of class action litigation, brought forward by or on behalf of children in foster care.
How can investigation, removal, and placement processes be more trauma-informed?
Explore strategies of trauma-sensitive casework practices when investigations, removals, and placements are necessary.
How do investigation, removal, and placement cause trauma for families?
Actions around child protection investigations, removals, and placements have traumatic effects on children, parents, and caregivers.
Do racial disparities play a role in child abuse detection?
Learn from a research study of pediatric trauma incidents that analyzed incidents of child abuse found racial disparities.