June 2013Vol. 14, No. 5More Updates From the T&TA Network

The Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Network continues to produce resources that can help States and Tribes in their work with children and families. Some recent resources are listed below:

• The Children's Bureau announced the creation of a new National Resource Center as the successor to the National Resource Center for Recruitment and Retention of Foster and Adoptive Parents at AdoptsUSKids. The new center, called the National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment (NRCDR) at AdoptUSKids, will work with child welfare systems to develop and implement comprehensive diligent recruitment plans in order to improve safety, permanency, well-being, and outcomes for children in foster care. By providing information, training, and technical assistance, NRCDR will help States and Tribes ensure their plans address key factors and meet required systemic elements. To learn more, visit NRCDR's website:
  http://adoptuskids.org/nrc-recruitment
• Child Welfare Information Gateway posted the following updated publications:
  
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2011: Statistics and Interventions:
    https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm
  • Child Maltreatment 2011: Summary of Key Findings:
  • https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/canstats.cfm
  • Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence:
    https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/witnessdv.cfm
  • Concurrent Planning for Permanency for Children:
    https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/concurrent.cfm
  • Cross-Reporting Among Responders to Child Abuse and Neglect:
    https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/xreporting.cfm
  • How the Child Welfare System Works:
    https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/cpswork.cfm
• The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) posted four new program development briefs covering the topics of community collaboration, program advisory committees, networking and marketing, and staff recruitment and retention:
  http://aia.berkeley.edu/publications/getting-started/
• The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted the following new resources:
  
  • Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Practices Online Resource List:
    http://cf.umaryland.edu/ncwwi/files/Evidence-based%20&%20Evidence-informed%20Practices.pdf (94 KB)
  • Leadership and Management Online Resource List:
    http://cf.umaryland.edu/ncwwi/files/Leadership%20&%20Management.pdf (109 KB)
  • Online Resources to Support LAS Participants' Change Initiatives: Leadership Academy for Supervisors: State-Supported Implementation, Hawaii, March 2013:
    http://www.ncwwi.org/docs/Online_Resources_to_Support_LAS_CIs_Hawaii.pdf (119 KB)
  • Transitioning Your Child Welfare Career After Graduation
    http://www.ncwwi.org/docs/Transitioning_your_Child_Welfare_Career_after_Graduation_Webinar_Resource_List.pdf (235 KB)
• The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) posted the Multi-Site Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs (Chafee Independent Living Evaluation Project) 2001–2010 dataset:
  http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/NDACAN/Datasets/Abstracts/DatasetAbstract_161.html
• The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) posted the updated contact list for the National Association of State Adoption Programs (NASAP):
  http://www.nrcadoption.org/programs/nasap/
  In partnership with the Spaulding Institute for Family and Community Development, NRCA published The Center Source spring 2013 catalog and order form:
  Catalog: http://www.nrcadoption.org/wp-content/uploads/CS-Spring-2013.pdf  (1 MB)
  Order form: http://www.nrcadoption.org/wp-content/uploads/CS-Order-Form-2013.pdf (251 KB)
  NRCA also published the first issue of its new newsletter, The Consultants' Corner, which aims to provide up-to-date information regarding what is happening in the area of adoption and adoption support and preservation services:
  http://www.nrcadoption.org/wp-content/uploads/Issue-1-March-2013.pdf (1,000 KB)
• The National Resource Center for Child Protective Services (NRCCPS) posted the recording and presentation from its recent webinar, "LONGSCAN Findings That Can Change Child Welfare":
  http://nrccps.org/information-dissemination/2413-2/%20%E2%80%8EEdit
  NRCCPS also posted new technical assistance reports for Nevada, New York, and Oregon:
  http://www.nrccps.org/training-tech/reports?yr=2013
• The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRC-CWDT) posted the recording for its webinar on "AFCARS Utilities in Action":
  http://www.nrccwdt.org/2013/02/webinar-afcars-utilities-in-action/
  NRC-CWDT also posted the following resources: 
  A revised National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Guide to the Data Elements:
  http://www.nrccwdt.org/resources/nytd/docs/NYTD%20Guide%20to%20the%20Data%20Elements-Revised.pdf (1 MB)
• The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted the recording and materials from its recent webinar, "CBCAP Peer Learning Call: Grantee Meeting and Network for Action Preview":
  http://friendsnrc.org/teleconference-and-webinar-archive/2013-teleconference-and-webinar-archive/334-april-2013-cbcap-peer-learning-call-grantee-meeting-and-network-for-action-preview
• The National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) posted January 1, 2013–March 31, 2013 Literature Review:
  http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/rcpdfs/LitReviewJanMarch2013.pdf (651 KB)
• The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) posted a new resource on Facilitating an Adult Adoption as a Pathway to Permanence for Older Youth: 
  http://www.nrcpfc.org/is/downloads/Adult%20Adoption.pdf (1 MB)
  NRCPFC developed a new Hot Topics webpage on Trafficked and Exploited Children and Youth:
  http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/trafficked-and-exploited-children-and-youth.html
  The recording of NRCPFC's recent webinar, "Partnering with Families and Communities," is now available:
  http://www.nrcpfc.org/webcasts/29.html
• The National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) posted the materials from its recent presentation at the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) conference:
  http://www.nrc4tribes.org/NRC4Tribes_Conference_Presentations.cfm
• The National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD) announced that registration for the 2013 National Pathways to Adulthood: A Convening on Youth in Transition is now open. The registration deadline for both exhibitors and participants is July 19. For more information and to register, visit http://bit.ly/17jBzyf.
  NRCYD published the spring 2013 edition of its eUpdate newsletter, which spotlights the topic of pregnant and parenting teens and includes an interview with a young parent in foster care:
  http://nrcyd.ou.edu/eupdate-spring-2013
• The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health (TA Center) posted the recording and materials for its recent webinar, "Financing Family and Youth Services":
  http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/TAWebinars.html
  TA Center will host a webinar on “Mental Health, Medicaid, and Child Welfare” on June 20 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (ET). Register through TA Center's Webinar Series webpage.
  TA Center announced Georgetown University's Leadership Academy will be held from August 19 to 22 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More information will be posted on TA Center's website:
  http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/Activities/LeadershipAcademy/index.html
• The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) posted the April/May 2013 issue of the TA Partnership newsletter, featuring articles that discuss the emerging role of youth peer support workers, a bilingual English/Spanish strength discovery initiative in Texas, and more: 
  http://www.tapartnership.org/newsletter/archives/201304.php