The collection of case studies and videos documents several HHS grantees as they provided supportive housing services for vulnerable families involved in the child welfare system. The goal of the grant program was to strengthen partnerships between…

As the number of kinship caregivers increases for children in foster care and more child welfare jurisdictions adopt a “kin first” placement practice, the need to provide specialized support for relatives is becoming even more crucial. However,…

This discussion guide aims to help those who have viewed the five-part video training series, “Engaging Kinship Caregivers: Managing Risk Factors in Kinship Care.” It is intended to help these viewers expand their learning through group exercises…

This fact sheet from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network summarizes the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and child trauma. It also identifies policy and programmatic recommendations on how to respond to the needs of IPV…

Youth aging out of the foster care system face a variety of challenges, but building healthy and supportive relationships can help improve their outcomes. This Brookings Institution report highlights experiences from recent relationship-building…

Published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, this research article features a study examining how mothers' Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were associated with their children's developmental risk. The mothers' depressive symptoms…

This article features a nationally representative study of safe, stable, nurturing relationships among children and youth in the United States ages 1 month to 17 years. Researchers discovered that almost 1 in 4 children and adolescents resided in…

This guide from the Child Welfare Information Gateway is designed to help practitioners implement Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM). In FGDM, child welfare agencies actively engage families in developing a case plan to ensure the safety of their…

This article highlights a study recently published by the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. The study examined income fluctuations for families using gas prices as an indicator and looked at maltreatment rates alongside these…

Child abuse prevention programs have begun to focus on strengthening families to prevent abuse, as opposed to only targeting risk factors. Father involvement with children is one of these protective factors and is associated with improved child well…