Data / Research

The findings here suggest that in Orange County, California, WFRC provides a meaningful return on investment to the child welfare system, with a return of $3.65 for every $1 invested over a two-year period.(Read more)

This resource describes Chapin Hall's support of a new model design and implementation through OhioKAN. OhioKAN’s mission is to create a statewide flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program... (Read more)

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of our lives, including work, education, childcare, health, finances and contact with family and friends. It has also affected child welfare system and... (Read more)

This resource from Child Trends outlines lessons learned in jurisdictions such as New York City that were early adopters of evidence-based prevention services. This brief includes details of two evidence-based... (Read more)

This comprehensive child welfare resource from Child Trends provides state and national data on child maltreatment , foster care , kinship caregiving , and adoption from foster care. The data... (Read more)

Since March 2020, stay-at-home orders and deteriorating economic conditions have placed families under stress, while children home from school have diminished exposure to adults who might detect and report abuse... (Read more)

In this paper, Public Consulting Group summarizes the existing research and recommendations for these types of settings. The report is meant as a reference to help states create or amend... (Read more)

FCT has proven cost saving results for states and funding sources. Additionally, FCT as an evidence-based model, has demonstrated significant cost saving for providers as well. Compared with other major... (Read more)

This document provides a summary of the process used by the Stephen Group to review Family Centered Treatment (FCT) for the purpose of claiming Title IV-E evidence-based prevention services Transitional... (Read more)

The Congressional Research Service has released a brief report on the impact of the 6.2 percentage point increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) rate for Title IV-E programs... (Read more)