Family Engagement Resources
The resources domain provides links to useful or valuable information and websites that provide additional literature about family engagement processes, methods, and programs.
Child Welfare
Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Comprehensive Family Assessment
- Creating a Family-Centered Agency Culture
- Engaging Families
- Engaging Fathers and Paternal Family Members
- Engaging and Supporting Kinship Caregivers
- Family Engagement: Partnering With Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes
- Protective Factors in Practice Vignettes
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau: Training and Technical Assistance
- Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
- The Child Abuse and Neglect Technical Assistance and Strategic Dissemination Center (CANTASD)
Additional ACF Resources
- FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
- National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
- Regional Partnership Grant Program
- Youth.gov
Other Organizational Resources
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
- Child Trends
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
- National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth
- Osborne Association
- State Parent Advocacy Groups
Cultural Resources
- Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice (CW360°, Winter 2015) (PDF - 9,216 KB)
- Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice
Parental Incarceration
- CaseyCast Podcast Tackles a Silent Issue: Parental Incarceration
- Coping With Incarceration
- Guide for Incarcerated Parents Who Have Children in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 612 KB)
- Reunification and Visits With Parents Who Are Incarcerated
- A Shared Sentence: The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities
- When a Parent Is Incarcerated: A Primer for Social Workers and Foster Parents
Trauma Informed Practice
- Birth Parent Trauma and What Child Welfare Workers Need to Know [Video]
- Domestic Violence and the Child Welfare Professional: Tips for Engaging Families (PDF - 104 KB)
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Child Welfare
- Spotlight: Building Resilient and Trauma-Informed Communities — Introduction
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Trauma and Healing
Juvenile Justice
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Organizational Resources
- National Center on Family Group Decision Making
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- National Reentry Resource Center
- National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth
- The North Carolina Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Partnerships
- OJJDP Training and Technical Assistance Provider Directory (PDF - 1,270 KB)
- Vera Institute of Justice
Trauma-Informed Practice
Other Resources
- Campaign for Youth Justice
- Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
- Identifying, Engaging, and Empowering Families: A Charge for Juvenile Justice Agencies (PDF - 5,870 KB)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs Model Programs Guide
- Transition Toolkit 3.0: Meeting the Educational Needs of Youth Exposed to the Juvenile Justice System (PDF - 4,485 KB)
Behavioral Health
Organizational Resources
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Building Bridges Initiative
- Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
- National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
- National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Project LAUNCH
- Technical Assistance Network for Children's Behavioral Health Resources
Trauma-Informed Practice
- Birth Parent Trauma and What Child Welfare Workers Need to Know [Video]
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Trauma Treatments
- Need for Trauma Informed Care
- TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services
Other Resources
- Behavioral Health Equity
- Family Engagement and Involvement in Trauma Mental Health at a CAC
- Family Inclusion Best Practice Standards
- SAMHSA's Youth Engagement Guidance (PDF - 7,035 KB)
- Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices: A Guide for Caregivers and Caseworkers on Trauma, Treatment, and Psychotropic Medications
- Transitioning to a Family Centered Approach: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Adult Drug Court (PDF - 979 KB)
Education
Organizational Resources
- Coalition for Community Schools
- Global Family Research Project
- National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement
- National Center for Homeless Education
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Family Engagement in Education
- National Dropout Prevention Center: Family Engagement Resources
- National Parent Teacher Association
- National Technical Assistance Children and Youth
- U.S. Department of Education: Family and Community Engagement
- What Works Clearinghouse
School, Community, and Family Partnerships
- The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (PDF - 7,650 KB)
- Strengthening Parent Partnerships
- Why Family Engagement Matters for Student and School Success
Student Engagement
Trauma-Informed Practice
- Creating, Supporting, and Sustaining Trauma-Informed Schools: A System Framework (PDF - 964 KB)
- Technical Assistance Bulletin: Trauma-Informed Classrooms (PDF - 446 KB)
- Trauma-Informed Schools for Children in K-12: A System Framework (PDF - 481 KB)
- Using Trauma-Sensitive Strategies to Support Family Engagement and Effective Collaboration [Webinar]
Additional Resources
Early Childhood Education
Organizational Resources
- BUILD Initiative: Early Childhood Systems Building
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- Child Care Aware of America
- Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System
- Early Head Start Programs
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
- Global Family Research Project
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Black Child Development Institute
- National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning
- National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE)
- National Parent Teacher Association
- Office of Child Care
- Office of Head Start
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- U.S. Department of Education: Family and Community Engagement
- ZERO TO THREE
Community, School, and Family Engagement and Partnerships
- Building Partnerships with Families Series
- Handbook on Family and Community Engagement (PDF - 6,012 KB)
- The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- Why Family Engagement Matters for Student and School Success
Family Engagement Assessments and Evaluations
- Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care Project
- Family Engagement and Ongoing Child Assessment (PDF - 2,205 KB)
School Readiness
- Family Engagement and School Readiness (PDF - 537 KB)
- Head Start Approach to School Readiness ‒ Overview
- Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children (PDF - 1,392 KB)
Trauma-Informed Practice
- Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
- Early Childhood Trauma
- Services for Families of Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Trauma (PDF - 2,232 KB)
Other Resources
- Division of Early Childhood Position Statement on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
- The Economics of Early Childhood Investments (PDF - 991 KB)
- Engaging Parents Through the Magic of Everyday Moments
- How Partnering With Your Child's Caregiver Supports Healthy Development [Podcast]
- Promote Family Engagement
- Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce
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