In 2015, the Better Care Network (BCN) and the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Alliance’) collaborated on a working paper entitled, The Role of Social Service Workforce Development in Care Reform, which looked at the … Read More
Child Well-Being
Partnering With Youth and Families: A Best Practices Guide for Youth Justice Stakeholders
Over the past 20 years, experts in the youth justice field have generally agreed on the importance of youth and family engagement in the development and implementation of programs designed to prevent delinquency, intervene with system-involved youth, and prevent recidivism. … Read More
Child Welfare Ideas From the Experts
The Imprint is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this year by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program, a group of eight former foster youth who have completed congressional internships. The annual program is overseen by the … Read More
Child & Family Services Review Process
The Children’s Bureau (CB) conducts Child & Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) periodically to review state child welfare systems. These reviews are the federal governments’ main compliance and enforcement mechanism, but they also serve as a critical component for promoting a … Read More
Why the Holidays Can Be Hard and How to Make Them Better by Jamerika Haynes-Lewis
When I was in foster care, I received an annual letter from a local charity. It asked which gifts I wanted for Christmas. I always asked for barbies, clothes, and a diary. When asked what I wished for the most, … Read More
Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System Involvement
While the nexus between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems is not a new phenomenon, there is limited cross-system collaboration to provide youth and families with the services they need. Youth with histories of childhood maltreatment and Child Protective … Read More
NSCAW III Baseline Report (2017-2022): Child and Family Involvement with the Child Welfare System
This report is part of a series describing findings from the third cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW III) baseline data collection. This report provides a summary of the characteristics of the index maltreatment report … Read More
Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) authorizes community-based programs to provide temporary shelter, counseling, and aftercare services to runaway and homeless youth (RHY). 1 The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), an office of the Administration for Children and … Read More
2024 Report to Congress Progress Report: Federal Implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Supporting Family Caregivers: Addressing a Critical — and Growing — Public Health Issue The need for a robust, coordinated approach to supporting family caregivers has never been greater . Each year, at least 53 million people1 provide informal, usually unpaid, … Read More
Warm vs Harsh Parenting Alters Shape of Children’s Brains, Study Finds
The way you choose to parent your children may literally shape their brains, a new study by scientists in the U.S. and England has found. Neuroscientists tested the effect of warm parenting, compared to harsher styles—defined as responsive versus psychologically … Read More