How can the child welfare system support families affected by substance use disorder?
Learn about the impact of substance use disorder on families, and some strategies and policies to improve outcomes for those affected by it.
Birth family engagement
Thriving Families, Safer Children, Supportive Communities
Learn how communities are engaging effectively with lived experience, addressing the system and investing in families.
Lived expertise
Explore our Questions from the Field resources related to engaging people with lived expertise.
What should child protection agencies consider when working with children whose parent or primary caregiver is incarcerated?
Learn how child protection agencies can support children whose parent or primary caregiver is incarcerated.
How can child protection agencies support children spending time with their parents who are incarcerated?
Explore strategies for supporting relationships and visits between children in out-of-home care and parents who are incarcerated.
How are parents impacted by the child welfare system leading the way in parent advocacy?
This Q&A explores how Rise, a parent-led organization in New York City, works to influence and make changes to the child welfare system.
What is the National START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Recovery Teams) Model?
Learn how the START model serves families dually affected by parental substance use disorder and involved in the child welfare system.
Investing in Equity: Sustaining hope for children and families
Investing in families means strengthening them, not separating them unnecessarily. Explore our signature report to learn more.
How does the language used in child welfare impact families?
Co-developed with parents, this brief highlights the impacts of language and why certain terms used in child welfare should be reconsidered.
What training models exist for new parent partners to become effective advocates?
This appendix lists training topics and approaches that eight parent partner programs use during new parent partner onboarding.