Administration for Children and Families

This tip sheet (PDF, 1 page) provides information about working virtually with families of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or other diverse identity, including ideas for initial engagement and rapport building. Learn more.  

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) provides an overview of AFFIRM Caregiver, an intervention designed to enhance affirmative parenting practices that promote the safety and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth. Learn more. 

This fact sheet (PDF, 1 page) highlights the Youth Acceptance Project (YAP), a clinical model that works with families of LGBTQ+ youth to address their fears and worries related to their LGBTQ+ child and help the family learn new and supportive behaviors to improve their youth’s well-being. Learn more.  ...

This series of fact sheets aims to advance organizational knowledge about the importance of normalcy for young people in foster care. It also explores the importance of facilitating regular discussions about its implementation among all stakeholders, including young people themselves. The page contains the following three fact sheets:   Having the Normalcy ...

This webpage provides graphics and information about the #AskYouthChallenge. Individuals and child welfare professionals are encouraged to use the graphics to show that they are committed to listening to teens and are practicing making their voices heard in every conversation. The Ask Youth Challenge focuses on using every opportunity to ...

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 ...

This collection of resources explores ways that child welfare agencies can achieve meaningful changes in practice and improve outcomes. The Change and Implementation in Practice series draws from current research and information on organizational development and implementation science to offer clear, concise steps for making changes and improvements. Child welfare ...