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Administration for Children and Families

This fact sheet (PDF, 13 pages) aims to help immigrant and refugee families understand what the U.S. child welfare system is and how it can help keep their children safe. It also discusses some of the issues immigrant and refugee families may encounter if they become involved with the child ...
This bulletin (PDF, 16 pages) describes strategies that child welfare agencies can use at the systems level to improve case outcomes for immigrant and refugee children, youth, and families. Learn more.  
This bulletin (PDF, 17 pages) shares strategies to help child welfare caseworkers provide effective and culturally responsive services to the immigrant and refugee families on their caseloads. Learn more. 
This training prepares child welfare professionals and related providers to appropriately serve children, youth, and families who may be connected to child welfare systems. The training is responsive to priority actions outlined in the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The module takes one hour to complete. Learn more.  ...
This webpage contains resources that review data-driven decision-making in child welfare and present data relating to Child and Family Services Reviews. Resources can be used to help agencies understand how to work with data to strengthen Child and Family Services Review outcomes. Learn more.   ...
This infographic (PDF, 4 pages) shares an analysis of a 2021 survey distributed by the Children’s Bureau’s Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY) on how youth engagement is supported by child welfare systems across the nation. Descriptions of findings from 24 states are presented in a ...
This brief (PDF, 16 pages) describes practices from across the human services field that can inspire novel approaches to engaging families during program improvement, especially in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child support programs. This brief highlights the following:  Key findings from a scan of academic and non-academic literature ...
This brief (PDF, 14 pages) aims to build the knowledge base about caseload and workload issues and help state child welfare managers, administrators, and others learn how they can improve caseload and workload situations in their agencies. Learn more.  
This factsheet (PDF, 7 pages) answers parent and caregiver concerns about the court process in child welfare cases and provides resources regarding legal action and parental rights. It includes information about the different stages of court proceedings, how parents and family members can prepare for court hearings, and who and ...
This factsheet (PDF, 5 pages) contains tips to help child welfare workers address the complex balance required for successfully using social media in a field that demands strict confidentiality and adherence to a range of rules and guidelines. Learn more.  
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