Child Welfare Research

Find a research brief addressing elements of effective practice for children and youth in therapeutic residential care, a white paper from the American Academy of Pediatrics on abusive head trauma, and more.

• Effective Practice in Therapeutic Residential Care
• Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children
• Needs of Infants in Child Abuse and Neglect Court Cases

Strategies and Tools for Practice

This section of CBX offers publications, articles, reports, toolkits, and other instruments that provide either evidence-based strategies or other concrete help to child welfare and related professionals.

• Special Initiative: National Hispanic Heritage Month
• Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Decision-Making Guide

Resources

This CBX section provides a quick list of interesting resources, such as websites, videos, journals, funding or scholarship opportunities, or other materials that can be used in the field or with families.

• Guidelines for Pediatric Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations

• Financial Education Tool for Parents, Caregivers

Training and Conferences

• Webinar on Developing Trauma-Informed Agencies
• Conferences