Explore strategies, jurisdictional examples, and resources for making progress in reducing unplanned teen pregnancy among youth in care.

Learn how Inwood House at the Children’s Village developed integrated prevention and community-based services for young parents in foster care.

St. Anne’s in Los Angeles is meeting the needs of pregnant and parenting young mothers in foster care through a continuum of services.

Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ are more likely to enter foster care. Learn about jurisdictional efforts to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ youth.

Learn from a study that found lower reported levels of social support among both LGBTQ+ and Black youth who are alumni of foster care.

Learn how child protection agencies and partner systems can best support youth who are victims or at risk of sex trafficking.

Explore how the Crossover Youth Practice Model provides a coordinated approach to effectively serving crossover youth.

In this Q&A, leaders from Bravehearts and The Children’s Village describe their partnership in lifting up voices of young people in care.

Explore how Youth Support Partners provide peer support and influence child welfare policy and practice in Allegheny County, Pa.

Understand the benefits of employing youth peer mentors to support young people impacted by the child welfare system.

This information packet provides guidance on how to help youth in foster care keep their academic credits when they have to change schools.

Explore how math and reading scores compare among elementary school children in various out-of-home placement settings.

Learn how agencies can prepare to involve and share power with youth through youth advisory boards.

Learn about steps agencies can take to prepare for youth involvement in their systems change efforts.

Learn how to invest in youth partners to improve and transform the child welfare system.

This overview describes the negative impacts of group and institutional settings and posits strategies for eliminating their overuse.

Learn findings from a national survey in which three stakeholder groups voiced the systemic challenges faced by child welfare.

Learn from a study that provides insight on child protection agencies that provide care to children with complex medical needs.

Learn about effective strategies and programs that meet the unique needs of pregnant and parenting teens in foster care.

Explore how child protection can address the behavioral health needs of children and partner to build holistic approaches to prevention.