Parenting

This factsheet (PDF, 2 pages) helps child welfare leaders, managers, data and continuous quality improvement (CQI) staff, and others understand and explain the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) statewide data indicator placement stability. This indicator measures whether children who were removed from their homes experience stability in their placement ...

This factsheet (PDF, 2 pages) helps child welfare leaders, managers, data and continuous quality improvement (CQI) staff, and others understand and explain the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) statewide data indicator recurrence of maltreatment. This indicator measures whether children who were subject of a substantiated or indicated report of ...

This factsheet (PDF, 2 pages) helps child welfare leaders, managers, data and continuous quality improvement (CQI) staff, and others understand and explain the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) statewide data indicator maltreatment in foster care. This indicator measures whether children experience abuse or neglect while under the placement and ...

This factsheet (PDF, 2 pages) helps child welfare leaders, managers, data and continuous quality improvement (CQI) staff, and others understand and explain the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) statewide data indicator reentry to foster care. This indicator measures whether children reenter foster care within 12 months of their discharge ...

In this video, the U.S. Surgeon General discusses bullying statistics, adverse mental health effects of bullying, and the positive impacts that feeling connected to people at school and at home can have on reducing negative health outcomes as a result of bullying. Learn more. 

This article offers guiding questions and ideas to help organizations ensure that every permanency plan from conceptualization to implementation is driven by and reflective of youth priorities. Ideas for action and tips for success are discussed for each of the following topics: Youth-centered concurrent planning, support for relational permanency, and ...

ED announced an additional $2.5 million investment to centers that serve a critical role for parents and families of students with disabilities across the nation. These supplemental grants to Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) ensure that all parents and families of children with disabilities, particularly underserved parents and parents ...

This report offers best practices, implementation strategies, and practical guidance for the design and development of services that meet the needs of American children and their families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Learn more. 

This article discusses the benefits of kinship care on young people’s mental and behavioral health, when compared to foster care system involvement. It discusses the role that child welfare agencies can play in strengthening kinship caregivers’ understanding of the resources and practices available to support them. Learn more.  ...

November is National Adoption Month. The annual observance seeks to increase national awareness of adoption issues, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens in the foster care system, and emphasize the value of youth engagement. The 2022 theme is “Small Steps Open Doors,” which speaks to the ...