Child Welfare System

State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States

Posted by Jamar Little on July 19, 2024 | Featured

This comprehensive child welfare resource provides state and national data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, permanency, and older youth in care. The data are essential to help policymakers understand how many children and youth come in contact with … Read More

Tags: Child Maltreatment, Child Trends, Child Welfare, Child Welfare System, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Maltreatment, Resources, Safety Permanency & Wellbeing

2024 Race for Results Report

Posted by Jamar Little on May 28, 2024 | Featured

The U.S. child welfare system has historically performed poorly when it comes to supporting children and youth of color. In 2014, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released a report, Race for Results, detailing racial disparities and disproportionality using 12 well-being indicators. … Read More

Tags: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Child Welfare, Child Welfare System, Children, Fostercare, Safety Permanency & Wellbeing

Behavioral Health Diagnoses and Treatment Services for Children and Youth Involved with the Child Welfare System

Posted by Jamar Little on March 5, 2024 | Featured

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Tags: Behavioral Health, Child Welfare, Child Welfare System, CHIP, Data, Resources, Safety Permanency & Well-being, Youth Mental Health