Child Welfare

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) contains resources for foster care and adoption of Native youth. California state-level resources and national resources are provided. Learn more (PDF, 2 pages).   

This publication reviews state laws and policies that are directed toward reducing the negative experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, Two-Spirit, or other gender or sexual identity) youth in foster care. Topics include addressing a youth's right to be safe and free from discrimination, have access ...

These videos present a series of conversations that highlight the value of family-focused child abuse prevention programs. These videos offer testimony from parents on why easy and equitable access to prevention resources matters. Learn more.  

This factsheet is designed to help adoptive parents understand the needs and experiences of their teen and use practical strategies to foster healthy development. These strategies include approaches that acknowledge potential trauma and loss, support effective communication, promote independence, and address possible behavioral and mental health concerns. Learn more.   ...

This webpage provides tools to help teams engage in deliberate planning and collaborative thinking around the following:   Prepare for Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 4  Strengthen use of data and evidence in assessment and continued improvement efforts  Engage young people and families with lived experience in child welfare   Identify opportunities to explore ...

This guide (PDF, 85 pages) highlights the innovative ways that communities around the country are doing purposeful prevention work to help children and families thrive. This guide highlights the theme, "Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change.” The guide also contains Protective Factors Conversation Guides to help ...

This webpage highlights videos of child welfare experts sharing stories, successes, and lessons learned in prevention planning. These videos highlight successful strategies, lessons learned, and advice for states developing and implementing prevention plans. Learn more.

This fact sheet describes where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care. This resource provides an overview of the services and programs that jurisdictions have been approved to claim funding for and identifies which programs are most frequently approved for claiming across plans. ...

This brief (PDF, 16 pages) highlights information from the longitudinal National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, Second Cohort (NSCAW II) on service needs and receipt for children in kinship care and non-relative foster care in 2008 and 2009. This brief describes how service needs and receipt may vary for ...