Child Welfare Research

CBX highlights new research on the factors that influence worker turnover in child welfare agencies, the tremendous costs to society of allowing youth to age out of foster care without the necessary supports, and recent statistics on the numbers of children growing up in homes with a substance-abusing parent.

• New Factors in Child Welfare Workforce Turnover
• The Case for Investing in Youth

• SAMHSA Reports on Children of Substance-Using Parents

Strategies and Tools for Practice

Two new tools offer child welfare workers guidance in helping suicidal Tribal youth and provide information on States' promising practices in helping youth aging out of foster care.

• Suicide Prevention Among Tribal Youth
• States' Strategies for Youth Aging Out of Care

Resources

• Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children in Foster Care
• Finding Benefits for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Training and Conferences

• Webinar on Preparing Adoptive Parents

• Topics for State Trainings Expand
• Conferences