RELATED WEBINAR RESOURCES

RELATED WEBINAR RESOURCES

• "The Relationship Between Substance Use Indicators and Child Welfare Caseloads" (PDF), ASPE

This research brief, conducted by HHS' Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, examined the relationship between indicators of substance use prevalence and child welfare caseloads. Top-level findings are as follows:

• Nationally, rates of drug overdose deaths and drug-related hospitalizations have a positive correlation with child welfare caseload rates. After accounting for county socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, counties with higher overdose death and drug hospitalization rates have higher caseloadrates.
• These substance use indicators correlate with rates of more complex and severe child welfare cases. Increases in rates of overdose deaths and drug-related hospitalizations are associated with a higherproportion of children entering foster care after reports of child maltreatment.
• Opioid-related hospitalization rates have a relationship with caseload rates comparable to that of other substance types, though alcohol has a stronger relationship than any illicit or prescription substance.

• "FINDING COMMON GROUND: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies Working with Communities ofFaith" (PDF), AdoptUSKids

The job of finding families for all of them is too big for government alone. Finding Common Ground is designed to share the art and science of building effective partnerships with communities of faith for the purpose of recruiting and supporting foster and adoptive families for children in out-of-home care.

• "Our North Star: Transforming Human Services Through Strategic Partnerships with Communities"(Steven Wagner, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families (ACF))

ACF brings together a wide range of programs aimed to improve the lives of millions of Americans and increase their economic independence and productivity. ACF's success is only possible through the work of key partners, including local community based organizations (CBOs), who are critical parts of the larger human services ecosystem.

• "Building Community, Building Hope: 2016/2017 Prevention ResourceGuide" (PDF), Child Welfare Information Gateway

The 2018 Prevention Resource Guide was designed to support service providers as they work with families to promote child well-being and prevent child maltreatment. It focuses on protective factors that build on family strengths to foster healthy child and youth development.