Child Welfare Resources
Access resources on the child welfare service system and those served by it, links for more information from related child welfare organizations, and answers to frequently asked questions about the system and those involved in it.
- Publications
Research, reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets on the child welfare system and those served in child welfare. - Related Web Sites
Access organizations, resource centers, and clearinghouses with additional information about child welfare. - Frequently Asked Questions
Brief answers to frequently asked questions often raised by system of care communities in understanding how the system works and how to best partner within a system of care. - Presentations
Presentation PowerPoints on partnering with child welfare, the child welfare system, and mental health services for children in child welfare.
What's New
Understanding the Common Ground Between Systems of Care and Child Abuse Prevention (PDF)
This fact sheet describes the similarities between system of care (SOC) principles and community-based child abuse prevention programs’ family support principles, and explains how SOCs might collaborate with programs focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Supporting Families with Substance Use and Mental Health Issues
This online training is designed to educate pre-service and in-service child welfare professionals about how substance abuse and mental health disorders affect families involved with the child welfare system. Each module contains an agenda, training plan, training script, PowerPoint presentation, case vignettes, handouts, and reading materials.