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Child Welfare Research Data & Publications

Items 111 - 120 of 203

01/01/07

Promoting Child Welfare Workforce Improvements Through Federal Policy

This project identifies and describes the essential components of an effective child welfare workforce and identifies federal policy improvements that could help promote a quality, effective child welfare workforce.

09/01/06

Number of Children in Foster Care by State

Chart of the number of children in foster care by state. This chart reflects data as of September 30, 2006

08/01/06

Selected References: Child Welfare Workforce

References on the child welfare workforce that were used for the "Promoting Child Welfare Workforce Improvements Through Federal Policy Changes" project.

08/01/06

Components of an Effective Child Welfare Workforce to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families: What does the Research Tell Us?

This report provides a review of the research literature on the essential components of an effective child welfare workforce. This project also identifies how federal policy improvements can strengthen the child welfare workforce.

08/01/06

Child Welfare Financing State Factsheets 2006

2006 state fact sheets on child welfare and financing statistics for each state. Provides information on child abuse and neglect, foster care and sources of child welfare spending.

02/03/06

Kinship Care Resource Kit: Helping Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

This resource kit provides information on kinship care, including data on the prevalence of kinship families, challenges kinship families face, and other questions regarding this placement option.

02/03/06

Kinship Care Resource Kit

A resource kit for kinship caregivers that provides information on topics such as cash assistance, child care and education programs, health care, and other issues important to relative caregivers.

01/01/06

Supporting and Improving the Child Welfare Workforce: A Review of Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) and Recommendations for Strengthening the Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs)

This report provides the results of a review on the Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) that all states, DC, and Puerto Rico were required by federal law to complete and provides federal policy recommendations to improve the child welfare workforce. This report reviews the extent to which workforce issues were being identified and addressed by states.

01/01/06

Making Permanence a Reality for Children and Youth in Foster Care: Strengthening Policy at the Federal Level

Report on permanency for children and youths in foster care. This report focuses only on children already in foster care and describes important recommendations to inform federal policy choices to promote permanence for these children.

08/01/05

Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides information and statistics on child abuse and neglect, families with alcohol and drug problems in the child welfare system, children in foster care, youth aging out of foster care, children in kinship care, and children awaiting permanent, adoptive homes

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Child Welfare Research Data & Publications

Promoting Child Welfare Workforce Improvements Through Federal Policy

Number of Children in Foster Care by State

Selected References: Child Welfare Workforce

Components of an Effective Child Welfare Workforce to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families: What does the Research Tell Us?

Child Welfare Financing State Factsheets 2006

Kinship Care Resource Kit: Helping Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

Kinship Care Resource Kit

Supporting and Improving the Child Welfare Workforce: A Review of Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) and Recommendations for Strengthening the Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs)

Making Permanence a Reality for Children and Youth in Foster Care: Strengthening Policy at the Federal Level

Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet