Child Welfare Research

We highlight a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health that highlights how a school-based program designed to help teenage mothers improve their academic outcomes and educational attainment has increased school attendance and achievement and a report from the Kirwan Institute that acknowledges the potential benefits of using predictive analytics in child welfare as well as reasons to be wary of this practice, including the risk of perpetuating certain cognitive and structural biases.

• High School Program for Expectant, Parenting Students Improves Academic Outcomes
• Safeguards Against Misuse of Predictive Analytics

Strategies and Tools for Practice

This section of CBX offers publications, articles, reports, toolkits, and other instruments that provide either evidence-based strategies or other concrete help to child welfare and related professionals.

• Self-Assessment and Planning Tool for Nonprofits, Schools

• Tools for Strengthening Families Leadership Teams

Resources

This section of CBX provides a quick list of interesting resources, such as websites, videos, journals, funding or scholarship opportunities, or other materials that can be used in the field or with families.

• New Brief Links Childhood Trauma to Opioid Misuse
• Comprehensive National, State Data on Early Childhood Home Visiting

Training and Conferences

• Leadership Academy for Middle Managers
• Conferences