Child Welfare Research

We feature a recent report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation on the availability of early interventions and special education services for children in care and a report from Prevent Child Abuse Texas on the rates of child maltreatment during the pandemic.

• Children in Out-of-Home Care Are Less Likely to Receive Early Intervention or Special Education Services
• Research Shows Correlations Between COVID-19 Stressors and Maltreatment

Strategies and Tools for Practice

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

• Trauma-Informed Strategies for Supporting Child Welfare-Involved Children and Youth During COVID-19

• Motivational Interviewing Can Be Used in Child Protection
• Using Data to Strengthen Protective Capacities

Resources

This section of CBX 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.

• Questions to Ask When Accepting a Foster Placement

• Guide for Parents on Preventing Child Sex Abuse

Training and Conferences

• Families Thrive Training
• Conferences