INSIDE THE AGENDA
Community Mobilization Efforts
What are the core components, effectiveness, sustainability, and transferability of community mobilization efforts for increasing access and use of...
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Embed Prevention Programs and Services
What are the core components, effectiveness, sustainability, and transferability of efforts to embed...
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Inequities in Systems
What are the impacts of local and federal policies, supports, and programs that attempt to address inequities in systems...
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Increase Access to Affordable Housing
What policies, programs, services, and supports can help increase access to safe, stable, and affordable housing and how...
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Leverage Funding Sources
How can Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) and other funding sources be leveraged to support the infrastructure needed to implement and...
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Knowledge gaps related to the experiences and impacts Child Protective Services involvement, and methods for preventing family separation and foster care placement whenever possible.
Prevent Initial and Recurrent Contact and Entry
What is the level of effectiveness among existing practice and policy...
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Understand Cultural Practices to Help Transform Child Welfare
What can we learn from cultural practices, best practice models, and...
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Evaluate Innovative and Transformative Approaches
What is the effectiveness of innovative and transformative programs and...
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Examine Risk Factors and How They Vary by Dimensions of Family Diversity
To what extent are risk factors commonly associated with CPS...
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Evaluate Helplines to Support Families
Are helplines more effective than hotlines at reducing CPS involvement, reducing...
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Evaluate the Role of Income Supports and Other Anti-Poverty Strategies
To what extent do income supports (e.g., universal basic income, antipoverty...
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Examine Partnerships between Child Welfare and Unconventional Partners
How are partnerships between child welfare agencies formed with other...
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Knowledge gaps related to a holistic continuum of out-of-home care when it is absolutely necessary - including foster care, kinship caregiving, group or residential care, adoptions, and post-permanency family support services.
Examine Effective Policies and Practices Contributing to Success
Which child welfare and related policies and practices contribute to the most...
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Evaluate How Engaging Lived Experts Improve Quality and Safety
Does the involvement and consultation of foster care alumni, youth who are...
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Address Effectiveness of Policies and Programs Addressing Inequities
What are the impacts of local and federal policies, supports, and programs that...
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Evaluate Effective Services for Legal Permanency
What child welfare services are effective in promoting safe, stable, and timely...
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Identify Effective Strategies for Reducing Re-Entry
What are effective strategies to reduce re-entry to care for different age groups...
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Evaluate Effective Strategies for Young Children
What are effective strategies to promote permanency outcomes for infants and...
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Examine Partnerships between Child Welfare and Unconventional Partners
How can we develop evidence-based recruitment, screening, and matching...
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Knowledge gaps persist for what makes an effective workforce. Child welfare organizations operate in turbulent and challenging organizational environments that demand a clear organizational mission, strong leadership, and a competent workforce to be effective. Effective practice requires specialized workers skills and high- quality supervision.
Workforce Effectiveness
How can we study child welfare workers and their effectiveness, with an eye toward learning and implementing effective practices?
Rural and Tribal Community Workforce Issues
Are the supports that are available to staff in urban communities also available to...
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Worker and System Collaboration Dynamics:
How effective are the partnerships between the various entities involved in a child’s case?
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Use of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Teams
What interdisciplinary staffing strategy is most effective for each major program area within child welfare?
A routinely updated list of funding opportunities related to one or more of the 23 gaps. This is not an exhaustive list but a practical informative search consisting of research grant opportunities from multiple government and non-profit websites.