How are child welfare systems using flexible funds to support families and prevent the need for foster care?
Learn how using economic and concrete support strategies to address basic needs can support families and help prevent family separation.
Birth family engagement
What supports can benefit kinship caregivers in families affected by substance use disorder?
Learn how the child welfare system can support kinship caregivers whose families are affected by substance use disorders.
Why should child protection agencies engage and involve all fathers?
Explore why it is important for child protection agencies to involve and engage with fathers and how barriers to doing so can be addressed.
What are some developmentally appropriate interventions for infants and children affected by prenatal substance exposure?
Learn about evidence-based strategies to mitigate effects of prenatal substance exposure and support children across developmental stages.
What are some evidence-based interventions to prevent and mitigate the effects of prenatal substance exposure?
Learn about evidence-based strategies to mitigate effects of prenatal substance exposure during prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods.
How is the practice of hidden foster care inconsistent with federal policy and harmful to children and families?
Learn how the practice of hidden foster care practice can cause harm to families and why it should be avoided.
How can Plans of Safe Care help infants and families affected by prenatal substance exposure?
Learn about strategies for implementing Plans of Safe Care for infants with prenatal substance exposure.
How can we end the need for group placements in child welfare?
Explore four principles that child welfare agencies should consider as they work to end the need for group placement settings.
What should every child protection agency do to ensure that children are placed with kin?
Explore three key principles to learn how child protection agencies can make placing children with kin caregivers a universal practice.
What are the key elements for sustaining, expanding, and spreading parent partner programs?
Learn about the key elements of successful parent partner programs that offer support, guidance, and hope to birth parents.