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Child and Family Services Reviews
The Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) enable the Children's Bureau to ensure conformity with Federal child welfare requirements, to gauge the experiences of children, youth, and families receiving State child welfare services, and to assist States as they enhance their capacity to help families achieve positive outcomes. The following resources provide results and lessons learned from the CFSRs and address the implementation of the CFSR process in the States.
Child and Family Services Reviews
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Offers an overview of the CFSR process, tools for planning and implementing the process, reports and results, and promising approaches identified during the CFSRs.
Reports and Results of the Child and Family Services Reviews
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Contains full-text documents from CFSRs, including Statewide Assessments, Final Reports, Program Improvement Plans, Annual Progress and Services Reports, and Key Findings Reports.
CFSP/APSR Toolkit
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Offers a central location for all technical assistance documents and materials, as well as references to specific laws, policies, and checklists that relate to the development of the State and Tribal Child and Family Services Plans (CFSPs) and Annual Progress and Services Reports (APSRs).
CFSR Training and Technical Assistance Package
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
Helps agencies prepare for CFSRs, enhance leadership and management capacity, and achieve better outcomes through systemic change.
CFSR
National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology (NRCCWDT)
Offers information on the role of the NRCCWDT in supporting States throughout the CFSR process.
Child and Family Services Review: The Second Round (PDF - 438 KB)
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
Child Welfare Matters, 2007
Provides an overview of changes in the second round of CFSRs, discusses the use of data and the involvement of stakeholders in the CFSRs, and highlights assistance available to States through the Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance Network.
Child Welfare Policy Manual
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Contains mandatory policies relating specifically to CFSRs. The manual also provides interpretations of Federal statutes and program regulations initiated by inquiries from State child welfare agencies and Administration for Children and Families Regional Offices.