Data / Research

Entering and navigating the child welfare system can be stressful and confusing for young people separated from their families. It can be even more challenging for young people who are... (Read more)

Casework strategies used to address disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system are often the same strategies used to improve outcomes for all children and families; however, agencies are... (Read more)

The Department of Human Services (DHS) released their annual Child Protective Services report on Monday. The 173-page report highlights the data on the efforts put forward by the state to... (Read more)

In 2019, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty , which included four policy proposals to reduce the number of children living in poverty... (Read more)

The child welfare field has moved from acknowledging the problem of systemic racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity to formulating and implementing solutions. As jurisdictions and agencies evaluate their systems... (Read more)

This brief discusses the current evidence for the value of economic and concrete supports as a child welfare prevention service. Implications for Family First Prevention Services and early childhood systems... (Read more)

The Playbook is intended to serve as a tool for states to further impactful policy solutions that strengthen youth mental health. Nationally, the current state of youth mental health is... (Read more)

Through the Essentials for Childhood program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds 7 state health departments (states) to address the urgent public health problem of adverse childhood experiences... (Read more)

Preventing child welfare system involvement is easier when you have the right tools. That’s why Chapin Hall policy experts collaborated with The American Public Human Services Association to create the... (Read more)

Small community-based organizations (CBOs) are particularly well-positioned to advance child and family well-being and provide prevention and family strengthening and support services, thanks to their accessibility, established presence in communities,... (Read more)