Child Welfare Research

• Calculating the Costs of Child Maltreatment
• State of the Child Welfare Workforce Examined

• U.S. Census Reports on Living Arrangements of Children
• Dads Make a Difference
• Casey Foundation Tracks Trends in Child Well-Being

• Legislative Updates
• Five Reports on Indian Child Welfare Released
• Animal Cruelty, Human Violence Linked in Humane Society Study

• Pediatricians Advised About Treating Adolescent Mothers and Their Children
• E-Info on State Court Improvement Efforts
• New Findings on the Status of Children Cared For by Relatives

• Washington and Colorado Help Parents Navigate Courts

Strategies and Tools for Practice

• Utah Prevents Shaken Babies Through Unique Public-Private Partnership
• Distance Learning Offers New Options for Adoption Preparation

• Florida First to Use Telemedicine to Evaluate Alleged Child Abuse
• Tools for Independent Living

Resources

• Valuing the Field: Child Welfare in an International Context

• Balancing Family-Centered Services and Child Well-Being: Exploring Issues in Policy, Practice, Theory, and Research
• Family-Centered Policies and Practices: International Implications
• Developing Competent Youth and Strong Communities Through After-School Programming

• The Role of Race, Culture, and National Origin in Adoption—Adoption and Ethics
• Siblings in Late Permanent Placements
• Promoting Resilience: A Resource Guide on Working With Children in the Care System

• Scholarships and Mentoring Available for Foster Youth
• New Video Explores Dependency Mediation
• OJJDP Fact Sheet Highlights National Center on Child Fatality Review

• Law Enforcement Data Can be Useful to Child Abuse Researchers