Resource Library

This guide presents information about state-led reviews for the Child and Family Services Reviews, including eligibility requirements, the role of the Children's Bureau, benefits, and considerations.

Prevention services are crucial in helping families meet their needs and offer a wide variety of support for families caring for their children. As prevention encompasses a broad array of services and interventions for families, the following resources are specialized for children and families who are at risk of being involved within the public child welfare system.

This data brief examines outcomes of children according to their special health care needs (SHCN) status, specifically their age at entry, gender, race and ethnicity, adoption history, placement setting, case plan goal, discharge reasons, and time to exit.  

This TB provides updates on the measurement and case review sampling framework for CFSR Round 4. The primary purpose is to announce CFSR Round 4 statewide data indicator (SWDI) national performance values. This amendment also provides other updates and clarification regarding technical aspects of measurement and sampling. A table is included in the amendment that identifies substantial changes to the original bulletin.

This letter from the Children’s Bureau to child welfare leaders summarizes the major themes from 12 roundtable discussions with youth in or formerly in foster care about issues and challenges they are facing.

This document provides a summary of Child Welfare Outcomes 2017 Report to Congress.

This document provides the 2020 report compiling data from state and tribal title IV-E agencies’ reported Adoption Savings, as well as background information on Adoption Savings requirements.

This webinar described best practices as you develop your CCWIS procurement approach and prepare to manage vendor contracts. Our goal was to provide contracting strategies to strengthen CCWIS projects and overall contract management. Participants were encouraged to share their own lessons learned and contract management practices.

This letter from the Children’s Bureau to child welfare directors describes updates made to the Foster Youth to Independence initiative, which is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is designed to prevent and end homelessness among youth with a current or prior history of child welfare involvement.

This issue of Child and Family Services Reviews Update contains the following sections: New Reports Issued and CB Access to CQI Sites Post-PIP Monitoring.