Author Archives: Susan Shaffette

Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6-17 Years in the United States

Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6-17 Years in the United States, 2011-2012. NCHS Data Brief Howie, LaJeana D. Pastor, Patricia N. Lukacs, Susan L. 2014 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db148.pdf

DR Implementation Resource Kit: A Resource for Jurisdictions Considering or Planning for DR

DR Implementation Resource Kit: A Resource for Jurisdictions Considering or Planning for DR The National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response (QIC-DR) has announced the release of this resource compiled by Casey Family Programs with the cooperation of 16 jurisdictions.  The … Read More

OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide (MPG)

This online resource of evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs, has added three new literature reviews. MPG literature reviews provide practitioners and policymakers with relevant research and evaluations on more than 40 juvenile justice topics and programs. … Read More

A Child Welfare Leader’s Desk Guide to Building a High-Performing Agency

The child welfare leader’s desk guide is designed to help busy child welfare leaders gauge their agency’s effectiveness and chart a course toward measureable improvement. New leaders will benefit from the desk guide’s structured, yet flexible road map for assessing … Read More

Toolkit on Mapping Legal, Health and Social Services Responses to Child Maltreatment

Toolkit on Mapping Legal, Health and Social Services Responses to Child Maltreatment.Jud, Andreas. Jones, Lisa M. Mikton, Christopher. Finkelhor, David. Kruger, Paul. Et al.World Health Organization. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Crimes Against Children Research Center.2015 Link to … Read More

Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime

Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime. This e-publication provides guidelines and suggestions to help victim service practitioners and program administrators improve the quality and consistency of their response to crime victims. Select from the Program … Read More

Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime

Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime. This e-publication provides guidelines and suggestions to help victim service practitioners and program administrators improve the quality and consistency of their response to crime victims. Select from the Program … Read More

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Creating LGBTQ Affirming Agencies Video and Guide The Creating LGBTQ Affirming Agencies video and guide builds State and territorial capacity to create culturally inclusive environments within child welfare agencies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals. Creating a culturally inclusive … Read More

Toolkit to Support Child Welfare Agencies in Serving LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families

Toolkit to Support Child Welfare Agencies in Serving LGBTQ Children, Youth, and Families As the culture and laws related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals have become more inclusive in recent years, an increasing number of LGBTQ … Read More

Perspectives on Normalcy

Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions The series Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions is designed to support States and territories in implementing training related to the reasonable and prudent parent standard (RPPS) of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families … Read More