The Child Population: First Data from the 2000 Census A Kids Count/PRB Report on the 2000 Census This report highlights data about American children from the 2000 U.S. Census, including demographic changes from the 1990s. Read More
START: A Child Welfare Model for Drug-Affected Families The Challenge of Drug Abuse in Child Welfare, Part Three The START program in Cuyahoga County incorporates addiction-services treatment, good child welfare practice and family preservation into case management. Read More
The Need for Self-Evaluation (Summary) Using Data to Guide Policy and Practice Family to Family reinvents how data in child welfare is used by creating better structures and processes for compiling data and linking data to evaluation. Read More
Back From the Brink: Women, Crack, and the Child Welfare System The Challenge of Drug Abuse in Child Welfare, Part One This document explores the effects of crack cocaine on women and their children — and promising approaches to treatment and recovery. Read More
A Model for Public and Private Child Welfare Partnership Collaboration for Change, Part One This report provides detailed information about how child welfare organizations can plan and implement partnerships between public and private agencies. Read More
Partnerships Between Corrections and Child Welfare Collaboration for Change, Part Two This guide shows how the criminal justice and child welfare systems can work together to improve and strengthen family and community bonds. Read More
People Helping People: Partnerships Between Professionals and Natural Helpers Building Community Partnerships in Child Welfare, Part Four This guide shows families and communities how to strengthen neighborhoods and improve the quality of life through strong neighborhood connections. Read More
Building Partnerships with Neighborhoods and Local Communities Building Community Partnerships in Child Welfare, Part One This document offers information about steps and strategies for child welfare agencies to establish community/neighborhood partnerships. Read More
Strategic Communications Media Relations for Child Welfare This guide provides tools for developing a strategic communications program to gain media coverage and support for the Family to Family initiative. Read More
Building Community/University Partnerships Drake University and Trinity College This report describes the learnings from a gathering between Drake University and Trinity College on how to improve university-community partnerships. Read More
