Child Welfare Capacity Building

Integrating and improving systems to improve family outcomes is the focus of Chapin Hall’s local, national and international child welfare capacity building efforts.

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A Consistent, Rigorous Approach to Reviewing Literature
Reviews of literature provide fast and through access to a focused body of evidence.
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Child Welfare Capacity Building

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Additional Time Spent in Foster Care Improves Education Outcomes
This brief provides an early look at the relationship between extended foster care and selected outcomes for youth transitioning to adulthood from care in...
2017
Better, Systematic Crisis Response Needed to Help Homeless Young People
This analysis examined the relationship between risk assessment scores for young people ages 15 to 24, related services offered, and outcomes. Researchers...
2018
Caseworkers Say Lack of Appropriate Placement Options Presents Challenge to Implementing Extended Foster Care
This report presents the views and attitudes of caseworkers four years after the implementation of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB 12)
2016

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Child Welfare Capacity Building

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Recent Content
Child Welfare Capacity Building

Recent Content

Project
Family First Planning & Readiness Toolkit
These tools align with the first phase of Family First Implementation: planning and readiness. They provide a systematic way for jurisdictions to think through...
April 1, 2021
Project
Chapin Hall Builds National Understanding of Pandemic’s Impact on Families
Chapin Hall is providing rigorous research and analysis to assess the impact of the pandemic on families, and we have developed evidence-based policy and...
November 11, 2020
Report
Substantial Interaction and Connectedness Strengthens Doris Duke Fellowships
This report presents findings from the most recent survey of Doris Duke Fellows.
2020
News
Kentucky Joins Jurisdictions Leading Implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act
Three of the five jurisdictions with federally approved prevention plans have partnered with Chapin Hall to launch their Family First initiatives.
April 22, 2020
Project
A Consistent, Rigorous Approach to Reviewing Literature
Reviews of literature provide fast and through access to a focused body of evidence.
August 26, 2019
Project
Residential Care Research
In Illinois, Chapin Hall is working with the Dept. of Children and Family Services to assess use of residential care.
August 26, 2019
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