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Resources for Part 2: 2015–2019 CFSP Final Report Requirements (Section C)

The Children's Bureau's Program Instruction PI-19-02 provides guidance to assist States in the development of their 2020–2024 Child and Family Services Plans (CFSPs). The following are supporting resources for Part 2, Section C: 2015–2019 CFSP Final Report Requirements.

Part 2: 2015–2019 Final Report Requirements (Section C)

 

1. General information

1. General information

Collaboration

Building a Better Collaboration: Facilitating Change in the Court and Child Welfare System
Dobbin, Gatowski, & Maxwell (2004)
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Provides a step-by-step guide on how courts and child welfare agencies can come together to lead systems change efforts. The guide includes examples from States that have collaborated successfully.

Facilitating Cross-System Collaboration: A Primer on Child Welfare, Alcohol and Other Drug Services, and Courts (PDF - 1,100 KB)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau & HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2012)
Provides an overview of child welfare, alcohol and other drug services, and the courts in order to support cross-system communication and coordination within State, county, and Tribal jurisdictions.

Strategic Planning in Child Welfare
Capacity Building Center for States
Provides guidance and tools to support coordination between internal agency continuous quality improvement work and the processes for the Child and Family Services Plans, Annual Progress and Services Reports, and Child and Family Services Review Program Improvement Plans.

Supporting Client Involvement in Implementation Teams (PDF - 276 KB)
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2016)
Aids child welfare and community-based agencies in planning for and supporting the involvement of children, youth, and parents in decisions regarding policies and their implementation.

2. Update on assessment of performance, the plan for improvement and progress to improve outcomes

2. Update on assessment of performance, the plan for improvement and progress to improve outcomes

Child and Family Services Review Findings
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides resources on findings from Child and Family Services Reviews and on State efforts to address areas needing improvement through their Program Improvement Plans.

General Information and Overview of the CFSR Process
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau (2017)
Provides information, including links to legislation, policies, factsheets, and schedules, for the Child and Family Services Reviews.

Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Integrating Efforts for Systems Improvement (PDF - 342 KB)
Capacity Building Center for States (2018)
Provides tips and strategies to help States coordinate and integrate Child and Family Services Plan and Annual Progress and Services Review development with the Child and Family Services Plans and other improvement efforts.

3. Update to service description

3. Update to service description

Services for children adopted from other countries

After Intercountry Adoption
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Links to resources to help families after an intercountry adoption. This web section provides information about obtaining health assessments, the impact of institutionalization on children, transracial and transcultural adoption, sibling issues, children who have been abused or neglected, postadoption depression, readoption, reconnecting with cultural roots, and more.

Finding Services for an Adopted Child
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Presents information about postadoption services and supports, health service locators, respite care, developmental and physical disabilities, therapy, and adoption preservation services.

Funding Adoption Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Provides resources on identifying ways to locate and manage funding for adoption programs and services, including State and local examples.

State Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions Finalized Abroad

Series Title
State Statutes
Author(s)
Child Welfare Information Gateway
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Year Published
2018
Provides an overview of Federal requirements that apply to adoptions finalized in another country by U.S. citizens. It also discusses requirements that adoptive parents must meet in their State of residence in order to gain State recognition of the adoption and to receive a new State-issued birth certificate for their adopted child. The topics addressed include recognition of foreign adoption decrees, when readoption is required by the State of residence, and applying for a State birth certificate.

Services for children under the age of five

Infants And Toddlers in the Policy Picture: A Self-Assessment Toolkit for States
ZERO TO THREE (2016)
Helps State policy leaders assess their early childhood systems and set priorities for improvement.

Populations at greatest risk of maltreatment

Adolescent Brain Development
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Provides resources on the resiliency and development of the adolescent brain to help professionals support young people in foster care who have experienced trauma.

Authentic Youth Engagement
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Provides resources on the core values, principles, and emerging best practices in youth engagement.

5. Consultation and coordination between States and Tribes

5. Consultation and coordination between States and Tribes

Interagency Collaboration

Author(s)
National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care.
Availability
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Year Published
2008
Serving children involved in the child welfare system calls for services and support from a variety of human service and community organizations, which is often a challenging aspect of child welfare casework. Interagency collaboration, a core principle in systems of care, focuses on bringing together and engaging critical stakeholders, such as juvenile justice, mental health, education, law enforcement, and Tribal authorities, in a coordinated and integrated effort to serve children whose needs cross multiple systems. This issue of A Closer Look considers the challenges and strategies associated with building and sustaining interagency collaboration in a child welfare driven system of care. The report draws on current research in the field as well as the knowledge and experiences of nine grant communities currently in the fifth year of a 5-year demonstration grant.

A Roadmap for Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities
Tribal Evaluation Workgroup (2014)
Identifies values and priorities that can foster trust and build the knowledge and skills of Tribes, their evaluation partners, and other stakeholders to conduct more useful and meaningful evaluations of child welfare programs.

Tribal Child Welfare Information Exchange of the Capacity Building Center for Tribes
Provides information for Tribal child welfare systems. The webpage includes a section titled Journey Through the River of Data Series that provides data-focused guidance for Tribes.

6. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State plan requirements and update

6. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State plan requirements and update

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State Grants
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau (2012)
Describes how CAPTA provides funds to allow States to improve their child protective services systems. This webpage also outlines program requirements.

7. Statistical and supporting information

7. Statistical and supporting information 

Education and training vouchers

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Child and Family Services Plan

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau (2018)

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