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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

News

Chapin Hall Identifies Systemic Issues in Assessment of IL DCFS Intact Families Program

Chapin Hall released its Systemic Review of Critical Incidents in Intact Family Services, an assessment of this Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services...

May 15, 2019

Report

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

Report

Toward a Common Understanding of CQI in Child Welfare

Today, child welfare agencies are taking stock of their capacity for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and thinking about how to build their capacity. These...

2014

Project

New Resources Put Equity at the Center of Research, Evaluation, and CQI Processes

These resources help child welfare leaders implement strategies to identify and address racial and ethnic disparities.

December 7, 2022

Project

Transforming Behavioral Health Services for Illinois Youth 

The Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative will provide an intentional, coordinated strategy to ensure that Illinois families get the help they need.

October 19, 2022

Project

Partners Develop Analytic Framework to Address Economic-Related Risk Factors in Child Welfare

This brief summarizes a recent Roundtable on a building a framework to address economic-related risk factors in child welfare.

December 15, 2021

Project

Family First Toolkit Part 2: Implementation & Change Management

These tools align with the second phase of Family First Implementation: implementation and change management.

October 7, 2021

Project

Family First Toolkit Part 1: Planning & Readiness

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

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

Project

Building the Evidence that Evidence Use Matters

New study underway explores impact of a professional development intervention on use of evidence, placement permanency.

November 27, 2018

Project

Untangling a Traffic Challenge that Thwarts Family Visitation in Los Angeles

Chapin Hall works with LA children's services to increase family visitation, reunification.

September 20, 2018

Project

Transforming Child Welfare Practice in Maryland through the Integrated Child Welfare Practice Model

Chapin Hall works with Maryland to transform the quality of child welfare and adult services in the state.

August 20, 2018

Project

Expanding Trauma-Informed Care

A national collaborative, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, works to reduce the long-term impact of trauma on children.

July 24, 2018

Project

Building a Practice Model

A Practice Model is an organizing framework that describes an agency’s approach and strategic direction.. Practice Models within child welfare agencies can be...

June 12, 2018

Project

Implementation Collaborative

How can child welfare agencies improve outcomes for children and families? The Chapin Hall Implementation Collaborative-- a group of policy, practice, and...

March 19, 2018

Project

Assessing Mental Health in Under Six Minutes

A field test of a computerized adaptive mental health test (CAT-MH™), which is designed to diagnose and report on the mental health of young people in the child...

March 19, 2018

Project

Applying Predictive Analytics

A Chapin Hall team developed predictive analytic models to help one child welfare jurisdiction address risk of repeat reports for child abuse or neglect. With...

March 19, 2018

Project

Well-being Dashboard

A Chapin Hall team co-developed a well-being dashboard to consistently measure and assess children and families’ well-being. The dashboard reflects information...

January 15, 2018

Project

The Center for State Child Welfare Data

The Center for State Child Welfare Data–or the Data Center–supports child welfare systems in more than 30 states to make evidence-based decisions designed to...

January 1, 2018