Browse by Title

This monograph contains papers prepared for a symposium about the implications of the Adoption and Safe Families Act for child welfare practice. The conference focused on the interrelationship between policy and practice; effective collaboration between state agencies, the community, and private sector; and professional pre-service and in-service training. Each section includes one or two essays about the subject, a response, and a summary of issues raised by symposium participants. An action agenda for the improvement of child welfare training is also provided. Action recommendations include communication of the goals for safety and permanency to social work educators, students, and agency staff; consistency of the university curricula and agency policies with a set of established goals; the formation of partnerships between universities and child welfare agencies; and the development of a consensus on the skills needed for child welfare practice and supervision. Numerous references and 1 table. Document Scanned.

This 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America's children and families. New this year is information on child well-being in Puerto Rico. This year's essay examines the child welfare system and challenges the country to make lifelong connections for children and youth in foster care a national priority. The essay also focuses on the 726,000 children who spend time in foster care each year and what can be done to build and strengthen family relationships.

This Resource Guide was written to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide includes information about protective factors that help reduce the risk of child maltreatment, strategies for changing how communities support families, and evidence-informed practices. It also offers suggestions for enhancing protective factors in families, tools to build awareness and develop community partnerships, information about child abuse and neglect, a directory of national organizations that work to strengthen families, and tip sheets in English and Spanish on specific parenting topics.

This Resource Guide was developed to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to prevent child abuse and neglect and promote child and family well-being. It was created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, its Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention. The resources featured represent the work of a broad-based partnership of national organizations, Federal partners, and parents committed to strengthening families and communities.