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Systemwide
Resources and information on topics that are relevant across the child welfare continuum. This section addresses assessment, the role of courts, cultural competence, domestic violence, laws and policies, mental health, statistics, substance abuse, and an array of other services that support children, youth, and families.
Assessment
Comprehensive family assessment, assessing resource families, community assessment, and other approaches.
Courts
Court processes, attorney roles, confidentiality, court improvement, collaboration, ICWA, and more.
Cultural competence
Cultural competence in all aspects of child welfare, including working with children and families, racial disproportionality, services, and training.
Domestic violence
Addresses the impact, prevention, and assessment of domesic violence, treatment services for victims, cross-system collaboration, casework practice with families experiencing domestic violence, and resources for families.
Laws & policies
Summaries of State laws on child abuse and neglect reporting and records, permanency plans for children in out-of-home care, and adoption; and Federal laws on child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
Mental health
Includes common mental health issues for children, youth and families involved in child welfare, the range and effectiveness of mental health services, systems issues in mental health service delivery, and more.
Service array
Early childhood and child care, education, health, housing, respite care, and other services to support families.
Statistics
Statistics on child and family well-being, child abuse and neglect, child welfare and foster care, adoption, and related issues.
Substance abuse
Addresses prevention and assessment of substance abuse, treatment services for youth and adults, cross-system collaboration, casework practice with families affected by substance abuse, drug-specifc information, and resources for families.
Youth
Resources that support positive outcomes for youth, especially youth involved in the child welfare system, and that contribute to their positive development.