In a community research partnership, the Butler Institute for Families at GSSW is working with Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough to improve its family visitation program for kids in out-of-home care.
Child Welfare
We apply our deep knowledge of systems and child welfare best practice to build the capacity of public and private child welfare programs, enhance the child welfare workforce and support the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for children and families. We strive to explicitly address racial equity through evaluation designs and program improvements. Our research and evaluation projects increase understanding of what works in child welfare practice, and we offer innovative, evidence-based approaches to engage the workforce and advance workforce knowledge and skills.
Recent Child Welfare Projects
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Promoting Racial Equity
Through the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, we created a framework to promote racial equity through child welfare workforce and organizational actions, and we support organizations as they address equity issues.
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Training Child Abuse & Neglect Attorneys
In partnership with the Sturm College of Law, we’re training Colorado’s city and county attorneys to better serve those involved in child abuse and neglect cases.