Training and Technical Assistance Updates

The Children's Bureau T&TA Network offers a number of new resources, addressing such topics as placement stability, systems of care, and making a transition plan.

• 2011 T&TA Network Directory Now Available
• Get Daily Child Welfare News!

• Mental Health Support for Parents in Systems of Care
• Placement Stability Toolkit
• Video and Action Guide From SOC Communities

• Transition Planning With Adolescents
• More Updates From the T&TA Network

Children's Bureau Grantee Updates

Three new site visit articles provide on-the-spot descriptions of different child welfare projects funded through Children's Bureau grants.

• Site Visit: Louisiana Kinship Integrated Service System

• Site Visit: Engaging Fathers Project in Indiana
• Site Visit: A Parent for Every Child

Child Welfare Research

The child welfare research community has much to offer, and this month CBX looks at studies of a community-based program, infants in foster care, group care characteristics, and disproportionality data.

• A Community Initiative to Improve Outcomes for Children

• Characteristics of Infants in Foster Care
• Standards for Effective Group Care Practice
• State-by-State Disproportionality Rates

Strategies and Tools for Practice

• Toolkit for Education Provisions of Fostering Connections
• Safe Baby Discussions Among Urban American Indian Parents
• Implementation Toolkits

• Responding to Drug-Endangered Children

Resources

• Addressing Eating Problems With Children in Foster Care
• Foster Care Factsheet for Pediatricians

• Website Resources for Children Exposed to Violence
• Foster Care Alumni Provide Insight on Transition
• CDC Grand Round Highlights Child Maltreatment

Training and Conferences

• Runaway Prevention Curriculum
• Pennsylvania's Online Training
• Conferences