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Resources to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being Amid Anti-Black Racism, Racial Violence, and Trauma

Child Trends released resources to support children’s emotional well-being amid anti-black racism, racial violence, and trauma. You can access the resources here .(Read more)

Direct Service Provision during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Advocacy Tools

Child Trends recognize that community-based direct service providers may struggle to know how best to support families while adhering to social distancing mandates. Child Trends released a tip sheet that... (Read more)

COVID-19

Supporting Clients in Under-resourced Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This resource from Child Trends is based on promising practices implemented by South Ward Promise Neighborhood Partner agencies. It offers strategies to help front-line staff support their clients while working... (Read more)

COVID-19

States can improve supports for infants and toddlers who are in or at risk of entering foster care

Advocacy Tools

Child Trends fielded a 2019 Survey of Child Welfare Agency Policies and Practices for Infants and Toddlers in, or who are Candidates for, Foster Care. The survey, supported by ZERO... (Read more)

Prevention

Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Child Trends has released a new fact sheet, Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which focuses on protective factors that help enhance healthy development and help children... (Read more)

COVID-19

Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Guidance

The following guidance, recommendations, and resources are provided by child trauma experts at Child Trends and the Child Trauma Training Center at the University of Massachusetts. The Center is housed... (Read more)

COVID-19

Applying the Research and Evaluation Provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act

Data / Research

Guidance

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (Family First Act) has changed the landscape of federal child welfare funding in significant ways to support children to remain safely... (Read more)

Evidence-Based Practice

Family First Act can fund needed services and supports for older youth in foster care

Data / Research

The Family First Act includes provisions allowing states to use federal Title IV-E funding to support older youth in foster care to live in family settings, safely care for their... (Read more)

Prevention

Promoting Understanding of Community Connections in Home Visiting: State of Available Data and Future Opportunities

Data / Research

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (an office of ACF) released a brief on home visiting. This brief focuses on the state of data availability and data quality as... (Read more)

Prevention

Child Welfare Financing Survey SFY 2016

Financing

Data / Research

This a biennial report focuses specifically on the financing of child welfare agencies, including a review of the federal, state and local expenditures. Link here(Read more)

Overview / General

Child Trends

Resources to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being Amid Anti-Black Racism, Racial Violence, and Trauma

Direct Service Provision during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supporting Clients in Under-resourced Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

States can improve supports for infants and toddlers who are in or at risk of entering foster care

Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Applying the Research and Evaluation Provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act

Family First Act can fund needed services and supports for older youth in foster care

Promoting Understanding of Community Connections in Home Visiting: State of Available Data and Future Opportunities

Child Welfare Financing Survey SFY 2016

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