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Child Welfare Financing Survey for state fiscal year (SFY) 2018

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Child Trends Child Welfare Financing Survey for state fiscal year (SFY) 2018 provides a national and state-by-state analysis of the composition of, and changes in, child welfare agency expenditures. State... (Read more)

Strategies to Build Evidence for Kinship Navigator Programs Under the Family First Act

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This brief identifies common challenges agencies face in building this evidence and suggests ways to address these challenges, including defining the program model; selecting a comparison group; ensuring an adequate... (Read more)

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Implications of COVID-19 on the Research and Evaluation Provisions of Family First

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Family First was designed to help children at risk of entering foster care remain safely with their families, and to help children already in foster care live with families rather... (Read more)

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Education and Skills Training May Ease Transition to Adulthood for Young People Involved in Foster Care

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Nearly 18,000 young people aged out of the foster care system in fiscal year (FY) 2018. In other words, the child welfare system failed to reunify these young people with... (Read more)

Resources to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being Amid Anti-Black Racism, Racial Violence, and Trauma

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Child Trends released resources to support children’s emotional well-being amid anti-black racism, racial violence, and trauma. You can access the resources here .(Read more)

Direct Service Provision during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Child Trends recognize that community-based direct service providers may struggle to know how best to support families while adhering to social distancing mandates. Child Trends released a tip sheet that... (Read more)

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Supporting Clients in Under-resourced Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This resource from Child Trends is based on promising practices implemented by South Ward Promise Neighborhood Partner agencies. It offers strategies to help front-line staff support their clients while working... (Read more)

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States can improve supports for infants and toddlers who are in or at risk of entering foster care

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Child Trends fielded a 2019 Survey of Child Welfare Agency Policies and Practices for Infants and Toddlers in, or who are Candidates for, Foster Care. The survey, supported by ZERO... (Read more)

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Kinship Care Supports the Academic Performance of Children

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Children and youth who successfully learn how to read, write, and perform basic math skills are more likely to go to college , find good jobs, and attain financial security... (Read more)

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Building Protective Communities for Black Children and Families

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Child Trends’ second annual Juneteenth webinar featured five panelists with extensive experience building protective communities for Black children and families. Panelists—who represented Philadelphia’s REBUILD initiative, the Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement... (Read more)

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Child Trends

Child Welfare Financing Survey for state fiscal year (SFY) 2018

Strategies to Build Evidence for Kinship Navigator Programs Under the Family First Act

Implications of COVID-19 on the Research and Evaluation Provisions of Family First

Education and Skills Training May Ease Transition to Adulthood for Young People Involved in Foster Care

Resources to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being Amid Anti-Black Racism, Racial Violence, and Trauma

Direct Service Provision during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supporting Clients in Under-resourced Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

States can improve supports for infants and toddlers who are in or at risk of entering foster care

Kinship Care Supports the Academic Performance of Children

Building Protective Communities for Black Children and Families

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