Creating healing pathways for children with behavioral health needs
This report provides key considerations for jurisdictions grappling with the intersection of behavioral health needs and child welfare system.
Quality of care
How can child protection agencies partner to address behavioral health?
Explore how child protection can address the behavioral health needs of children and partner to build holistic approaches to prevention.
How can child protection agencies use telehealth to increase service access for children and families?
Explore how telehealth can give children and families involved in child welfare access to essential physical and behavioral health services.
Do gaps in data negatively impact children with complex medical needs?
Learn from a study that provides insight on child protection agencies that provide care to children with complex medical needs.
Youth in out-of-home care
Explore our Questions from the field resources related to youth in out-of-care settings.
How does turnover in the child welfare workforce impact children and families?
Learn about child welfare workforce turnover, its challenges to child protection agencies, and the impact it has on children and families.
Ending the Need for Group Placements
This learning exchange explores the “seven levers” that are key to ending the need for group placements in child welfare.
Should institutional placements be eliminated for youth in foster care?
Learn from a participatory qualitative research report about the impacts of institutional placement on youth who experienced them.
How are some child protection agencies attending to Qualified Residential Treatment Program requirements?
Learn from five state agencies about their strategies for implementing the QRTP requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act.
How can longitudinal data support child and family well-being?
Explore best practices for collecting and using longitudinal data to assess outcomes for families.