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Translating Kin-First Commitments Into Practice: Management Strategies for Child Welfare Leaders

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Supporting Kin-First Care

Translating Kin-First Commitments Into Practice: Management Strategies for Child Welfare Leaders

Investing in the Homelessness Response Workforce: Training in Data-Centric Approaches as a Workforce Support

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Investing in the Homeless Response Workforce

Investing in the Homelessness Response Workforce: Training in Data-Centric Approaches as a Workforce Support

Innovations in 911 Response: Lessons from Durham’s Community Safety Department

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Strengthening Alternative 911 Emergency Response

Innovations in 911 Response: Lessons from Durham’s Community Safety Department

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Redesigning Employment Supports for Low-Income Families in Rhode Island

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Redesigning Employment Supports for Low-Income Families in Rhode Island

How Did New Hampshire Use a Request For Information to Generate Innovations in Prevention Programming?

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How Did New Hampshire Use a Request For Information to Generate Innovations in Prevention Programming?

Innovator Interview: Jennifer Birden, Connecticut Department of Children & Families

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Innovator Interview: Jennifer Birden, Connecticut Department of Children & Families

Innovator Interview: Christian Denes, Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

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Innovator Interview: Christian Denes, Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

Innovator Interview: April May, Florida Department of Children and Families

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Addressing Parental Substance Use

Strengthening Connections Between Child Welfare and Early Learning in Washington State

Connecting Child Welfare-Involved Families to Substance Abuse Treatment in Florida’s SunCoast Region

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Addressing Parental Substance Use

Connecting Child Welfare-Involved Families to Substance Abuse Treatment in Florida’s SunCoast Region

Improving the Match Between Connecticut Families and Child Welfare Services

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Improving the Match Between Connecticut Families and Child Welfare Services

Transforming Service Delivery for Children, Youth, and Families in Rhode Island

Preventing Child Welfare Contact

Transforming Service Delivery for Children, Youth, and Families in Rhode Island

Outcomes-Driven Contracting and Management for Human and Social Services in Chicago

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Outcomes-Driven Contracting and Management for Human and Social Services in Chicago

Innovator Interview: Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins and Behavioral Health Director Katrina Hotrum, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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Innovator Interview: Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins and Behavioral Health Director Katrina Hotrum, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Innovator Interview: Paul Guerin, University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research

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Innovator Interview: Paul Guerin, University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research

Overcoming Siloes for Justice-Involved Foster Youth in Illinois

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Preventing Child Welfare Contact

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Translating Kin-First Commitments Into Practice: Management Strategies for Child Welfare Leaders

Investing in the Homelessness Response Workforce: Training in Data-Centric Approaches as a Workforce Support

Innovations in 911 Response: Lessons from Durham’s Community Safety Department

All Research & Insights

Redesigning Employment Supports for Low-Income Families in Rhode Island

How Did New Hampshire Use a Request For Information to Generate Innovations in Prevention Programming?

Innovator Interview: Jennifer Birden, Connecticut Department of Children & Families

Innovator Interview: Christian Denes, Chicago Department of Family and Support Services

Innovator Interview: April May, Florida Department of Children and Families

Improving Service Planning in Rhode Island’s Child Welfare Agency

Strengthening In-Home Child Welfare Services for Families in Arizona

Strengthening Connections Between Child Welfare and Early Learning in Washington State

Connecting Child Welfare-Involved Families to Substance Abuse Treatment in Florida’s SunCoast Region

Improving the Match Between Connecticut Families and Child Welfare Services

Transforming Service Delivery for Children, Youth, and Families in Rhode Island

Outcomes-Driven Contracting and Management for Human and Social Services in Chicago

Innovator Interview: Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins and Behavioral Health Director Katrina Hotrum, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Innovator Interview: Paul Guerin, University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research

Overcoming Siloes for Justice-Involved Foster Youth in Illinois