March 2024Vol. 25, No. 2Updates From the Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance Partners

The Children's Bureau funds several technical assistance centers to provide professionals with tools to better serve children, youth, and families. The following are some of the latest resources from these partners.

Child Welfare Information Gateway

• Child Maltreatment 2022: Summary [Infographic]
• Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Leaving Your Child Home Alone

Visit the Information Gateway website for more.

 

Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative

• Center for Courts
• Center for States
  • Assessment Tool: Fostering Psychological Safety on Child Welfare Teams
  • CFSR Statewide Assessment Readiness Checklist, Timelines, and Organization
  • Change and Implementation in Practice: Teaming Worksheets
  • Fostering Psychological Safety on Child Welfare Teams Overview
  • Vital Documents and Credit Reports Tip Sheet
  • Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Agency Process Alignment Toolkit
• Center for Tribes Tribal Information Exchange
  
  • “Supporting Gender Diverse Indigenous Youth,” Parts 1 and 2 [Podcast]
  • “Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement Webinar Series Part 1 - Planning for a New Data System” [Webinar recording]
  • “Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement Webinar Series Part 2 - Procuring a Tribal Child Welfare Data System” [Webinar recording]
  • Registration is open for the March 13, 2024, webinar “Tribal Child Welfare Data System Procurement Webinar Series Part 3 - Contracting With Data System Vendors”
  • Winter 2024 Newsletter

Visit the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative website for more.

 

Children's Bureau Learning and Coordination Center (CBLCC)

• Children’s Bureau 2024 Race Equity Challenge
• Social Media Resources for Teen Dating Violence

Visit the CBLCC website for more.

 

FRIENDS National Resource Center

• “February 2024 CBCAP Peer Learning Call – Making the Evidence Around Economic and Concrete Supports Actionable” [Webinar recording]
• “January 2024 CBCAP Peer Learning Call – Including the Parent Voice in Your CBCAP Activities” [Webinar recording]
• Parents & Practitioners Winter 2024

Visit the FRIENDS National Resource Center website for more.

 

Center for Workforce Equity and Leadership

• “Families Rising Announces Receipt of $25 Million Federal Grant” [Announcement]

Visit the Center for Workforce Equity and Leadership website for more.

 

National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services

• Press Release
• The National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services [Brochure]
• “The Importance of Adoption Competent Services” [Blog post]
• “Learn About Technical Assistance for Tribes” [Blog post]
• “My Hunt for Home” [Blog post]

Visit the National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services website for more.

 

National Center for Diligent Recruitment

• National Center for Diligent Recruitment [Brochure]
• “New from AdoptUSKids: National Center for Diligent Recruitment” [AdoptUSKids’ blog post]
• “The National Center for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUSKids Welcomes New Director” [AdoptUSKids’ article]

Visit the National Center for Diligent Recruitment website for more.

 

National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support

• National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support [Brochure]

Visit the National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support website for more.

 

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)

• Collaborating Across Service Systems: How to Develop a Comprehensive Data Approach for Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: A Two-Part Series:
  • BRIEF 1: State Data Collection and Reporting Approaches for Infants and Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure
  • BRIEF 2: Implementation Guidance for Developing a Comprehensive Data Approach for Infants and Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure

Visit the NCSACW website for more.

 

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI)

• “Mental Health and the Child Welfare Workforce” [Infographic]

Visit the NCWWI website for more.

 

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)

• National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Agency File FFY 2022
• National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2022
• The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being III (NSCAW III) Restricted Release, Wave 1 [Data set]

Visit the NDACAN website for more.

 

Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA)

• Call for Applications from Tribal Agencies [Webinar registration]
• QIC-WA Call for Sites Webinar
• QIC-WA Request for Applications

Visit the QIC-WA website for more.

 

Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD)

• Final QIC-WD Newsletter
• Umbrella Summary: Diversity and Inclusion Climates
• Umbrella Summary: Meaningful Work
• Umbrella Summary: Perceived Organizational Support
• Institute Resources
• Workforce Research Catalog [Tool]

Visit the QIC-WD website for more.

 

Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY)

• QIC-EY NOW [Tool]
• “QIC-EY NOW: Create Opportunities for Children & Youth to be Successful even in the Lighter Moments” [Video]
• “QIC-EY NOW: Get Even More Comfortable With Change” [Video]
• “QIC-EY NOW: Recognize That Children & Youth Need Reassurance, Dependability & Consistency” [Video]
• “QIC-EY NOW: Seeing All that is Amazing about Children & Youth” [Video]

Visit the QIC-EY website for more.

 

Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification (QIC-R)

• Best Practices to Empower Self-Care and Support Wellness for Peer Parent Support Partners

Visit the QIC-R website for more.

 

Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services, Placement Stability, and Permanency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Two-Spirit Children and Youth in Foster Care (QIC-LGBTQ2S) at the National Center for Youth with Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (SOGIE Center)

• “Reframing the Narrative of Substance Use and Risk Among LGBTQ+ Communities” [Blog post]

Visit the QIC-LGBTQ2S on the SOGIE Center website for more.

 

AdoptUSKids

• “Growing Together: How a Family of Five Adopted a Teen They Knew” [Blog post]
• “Sibling Bonds: Three Families Share Their Stories of Adopting Siblings” [Blog post]
• “The Most Popular Child Welfare Resources for Professionals” [Article]

Visit the AdoptUSKids website for more.

 

James Bell Associates

• Child Welfare Measures Library
• The Future of Child Welfare Reform [Podcast series]
• Incorporating Lived Experience Into Child Welfare Capacity Building
• JBA-Developed Resources Featured in Federal Evaluation Toolkit [News]
• New Podcast Series Explores the Future of Child Welfare Reform [News]

Visit the James Bell Associates website for more.