What is the impact of substance abuse on child welfare?
This list provides key resources for leaders to consider when evaluating the impact of substance abuse on child welfare.
Questions from the field
What are some considerations for designing effective supervisory training?
Effective supervision contributes directly to improved outcomes. This issue brief explores how to design an effective supervisory training.
How can we select the right tool to help us better assess children’s safety, permanency, and well-being needs?
This information packet helps in selecting and implementing child screening and assessment tools to inform case decision-making.
Can you tell us about a few agencies that have systems of care?
The system of care approach was developed to better serve children with serious mental health conditions. Learn more about them.
What safety and risk assessment tools are used in tribal child welfare?
This information packet provides an overview of the tools tribal child welfare agencies use to assess safety of the children in their care.
What are the elements of an effective hotline system?
Hotline systems provide the first contact between the public and the child protection agency; this strategy brief outlines key elements.
How have states implemented parental rights restoration and reinstatement?
Parental rights restoration is an option for some youth when parents have addressed the issues that led to the termination of their rights.
What are preliminary building blocks to strengthen quality supervision?
Investing in supervisory quality can help an agency protect itself from high turnover; this resource list provides guidance.
Is there an effective policy framework for oversight and monitoring of the use of psychotropic medication by youth in out-of-home care?
Given the high rate of psychotropic medication use by youth in out-of-home care, it is vital to establish effective oversight plans.
What can you tell us about the Parent-Child Assistance Program?
This home visiting program in Washington state serves high-risk mothers who abuse alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.