Executive Summary Out-of-school-time (OST) programs and their funders rely on sound data to make decisions about everything from professional development and student recruitment to the selection of activities to offer students. Programs operate at a range of times (before and … Read More
Child Well-Being
Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting
INTRODUCTION The Code Book for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) is a product of National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN). NDACAN is funded by the Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and … Read More
Analysis of Public Comments on the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Executive Summary This report presents findings from an analysis of public comments solicited by the Administraion for Community Living (ACL) on the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, published on September 21, 2022. The Strategy was the culmination of several … Read More
Supporting the Professional Development of Infant and Toddler Teachers and Caregivers
Competencies Needed in Infant/Toddler Teachers and Caregivers The field may benefit from better ways to understand how to hire and support teachers and caregivers who are ready to promote development and learning of infants and toddlers. Clear frameworks for the … Read More
Transform Child Welfare through Support for the Workforce
Goals: Child Welfare System Transformation Starts with a Strong Workforce A well-trained and well-staffed child welfare workforce is vital to the goals of legislators and the broader community. All the reforms enacted by Congress in recent years, including screening victims … Read More
National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2024
ABOUT THIS TOOLKIT The Children’s Bureau and its partner, Child Welfare Information Gateway, are pleased to offer this year’s outreach toolkit to help you plan your local campaign for National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM) in April. In this toolkit, … Read More
Determining the Best Interests of the Child
Courts make various decisions affecting children, including placement and custody determinations, safety and permanency planning, and proceedings for the termination of parental rights. Whenever a court makes such a determination, judges must weigh whether the decision will be in the … Read More
WHAT YOUNG LEADERS WANT — AND DON’T WANT —FROM OLDER ALLIES
America today is one of the most age-diverse societies in history. Sadly, it is also one of the most age segregated, with older and younger people’s paths rarely crossing outside of families. The combination of age diversity and age segregation … Read More
Survivor-Informed Services Among Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Human trafficking survivors, of all ages, are the experts of their own experiences. Their experiences can provide a powerful insight on how youth-serving organizations can integrate survivor-informed practices to enlighten services, interventions, as well as decisions impacting young people, especially … Read More
Game-changing’ Emergency Housing Vouchers to Help Foster Children, Families in Jefferson Parish
Families at risk of losing their children and young adults who have recently aged out of the foster system will have greater access to emergency housing vouchers in Jefferson Parish thanks to a federal grant awarded to the Jefferson Parish public … Read More