Study: Team Decision Making Associated With Better Child Welfare Outcomes A multiyear evaluation by Child Trends finds that Team Decision Making helps child welfare agencies navigate difficult placement decisions while keeping kids safe. Read More
Child Maltreatment in 2019: A Look at Young Survivors and Neglect The number of child maltreatment victims dropped from 2015 to 2019. Explore this encouraging data update. Read More
Eight Expert Conversations on Building Equity Into Implementation A virtual series presents eight conversations on advancing equity when implementing programs aimed at supporting kids, youth and families. Read More
October Is National Youth Justice Action Month President Biden has proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month — calling on communities to support youth in reaching their potential, especially those with justice system involvement. Read More
Podcast Connects Foster Youth to Listeners and Authentic Opportunities to Drive Change Discover FosterStrong, a podcast empowering current and former foster youth to share their stories of trauma to triumph as a means of reclaiming their narratives. Read More
Study Examines Child Welfare Experiences That Begin With Group Care This post focuses on kids entering group settings for their first child welfare placement. It covers a study that explores how likely this placement is, how long and stable it is, and how often it results in achieving permanence or a return to out-of-home care. Read More
What Are Community Schools? Community schools, which take a holistic approach to supporting young people and their families, are often better equipped to tackle barriers faced by traditional schools, such as a lack of resources and chronic absenteeism. Read More
New Digital Data Locker May Help People Find Stable Housing A new program in Baltimore allows people dealing with housing insecurity to store digital copies of vital documents — and share them electronically — as they work to secure stable housing. Read More
LEAP Fellows Continue Focus on Youth Engagement and Leadership Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential initiative named its second cohort of fellows, who will use their community service and peer engagement experience to build leadership opportunities for young people. Read More
Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Yards Opens With Community Celebration The community celebrated the official opening of Pittsburgh Yards, a commercial development in Southwest Atlanta focused on entrepreneurship. Read More
