Child Welfare Research

• Collaboration with Law Enforcement Found to Enhance Abuse Investigations
• Predictors of Recurrence in Child Protective Cases Involving Substance Abuse
• State Department Issues Proposed Regulations for Intercountry Adoptions

• U.S. Census Counts Adopted Children for the First Time
• New Resources on the Domestic Violence-Child Maltreatment Connection

Strategies and Tools for Practice

• CASASTART Program Helps Deter Drug Use and Violent Behavior in At-Risk Youth

• New Resource for Preventing Youth Homelessness

Resources

• Strengths, Challenges, and Needs of Kinship Caregivers
• Recruiting Students Into the Child Welfare Field

• 2004 Public Human Services Directory
• "Next Generation Grants" Available
• Online Funding Tools

Training and Conferences

• New Training Curriculum Helps Involve Fathers in Their Children's Lives
• Conferences