Child Welfare Research

Read a report that aims to improve data reporting on children and families based on 41 key indicators of important aspects of children's lives, such as family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. We also point to a resource that discusses estimates of poverty among children in foster care compared with children living with grandparents or other relatives and children living with their parents.

• Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being

• Estimates of Poverty Among Children By Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure

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.

• National Family Preservation Network Celebrates 25 Years
• Eight Reasons to Use a Partnership When Providing Support Services

• Helping Maltreated Children Understand and Recognize Emotions

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.

• Adopting an Older Child
• Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit for Health-Care Providers

Training and Conferences

• Bringing the Protective Factors Framework to Life
• Conferences