Child Welfare

This toolkit (PDF, 16 pages) provides information on the steps needed to take now to prepare to renew Medicaid or CHIP health care coverage as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency PHE coming to an end. Learn more (PDF, 16 pages).

Center for States offers free, virtual office hours with national child welfare experts who can offer assistance to meet the professional and agency needs of the child welfare field. Schedule a free 25-minute, one-on-one virtual meeting with a Center national expert. Learn more.

The mission of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to serve people in need by collaborating with interested faith-based and community organizations. The Partnerships Office works with agency Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (“agency Centers”) at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human ...

This toolkit was created to (1) raise parents’ and caregivers’ awareness about the importance of discussing sexual health topics with their youth, (2) give them some tips to guide these conversations, and (3) provide additional resources for those who want more information. The toolkit is also intended to help organizations ...

The free, online training was created to help parents and caregivers of youth in foster care ages 10 and older learn about topics related to adolescent sexual health and strengthen their communication skills. The three-hour interactive training covers topics like adolescent development, healthy sexuality, pregnancy and STI prevention, online safety, ...

This report (PDF, 309) is the 32nd annual Child Maltreatment report. It presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the U.S. during 2021. Learn more.

This training program is designed to support local jurisdictions in promoting racial justice and equity in their systems of care, particularly the youth legal system. The program is hosted by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.  The three primary goals of the ...

This video explores how child welfare professionals and agencies can increase commitment to true partnership with people with lived expertise. It shares that simple presence is step one and should initiate the next steps of training, support, and development of a supportive environment. The video helps agencies grow their capacity ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 14 pages) discusses topics and challenges immigrant and refugee families may encounter that could affect their child or family’s well-being. It describes some of the challenges of raising children in a new country, how the immigrant or refugee experience might affect family dynamics and well-being, and ...