This second session of a two-part series from the Child and Family Evidence-Based Practice Consortium supports organizations and systems in the selection, installation, and implementation of evidence-supported programs. This session examines how to apply the tool in more depth, uses breakout room activities and discussion, and provides examples of its use. The first session, delivered … Continued
Note: This webinar was not recorded per the presenter’s wishes. Resources from Webinar Professionals in the child welfare system should be guided by one main goal: Strengthen Families. Data shows that families of color are disproportionately represented in the foster care system, as well as, experience poorer outcomes. This virtual webinar discussed the issues illumined … Continued
Note: This webinar was not recorded per the presenter’s wishes. Resources from Webinar: This virtual webinar explored community-level strategies that are driving change around the country. There are social justice champions working tirelessly in child welfare to build anti-racist systems which strengthen our most vulnerable families, and we explored those strategies. It discussed systems theory … Continued
Summary: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affect at least half the kids in foster care, and a great many of their parents (especially those with chronic involvement in the system). FASD is almost never recognized outside of Canada and 3 states in the Union, instead showing up as ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar, ODD and RAD. People with … Continued
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Understanding High-Acuity Needs High-acuity youth are young people facing complex challenges that require intensive support. These challenges can be emotional, behavioral, or a combination of both and may also include physical health issues or developmental disorders that further complicate their care. They may have experienced suicidality, trauma, commercial sexual exploitation, child maltreatment, family dysfunction, and … Continued
Family resource centers (FRCs) are community-based hubs designed to support families by providing a range of direct services and resources, including parenting support and education; screening and navigation of care services; mental health services; early learning and afterschool activities; financial planning; home-based services; kinship care assistance; and workforce supports. The programs offered by FRCs are … Continued
Below is a list of additional resources for identifying evidence-based practices. Click here for the CEBC’s two-page Guide to Comparing Clearinghouses for Evidence-Based Programs that provides a simple description of a number of clearinghouses and how they rate the programs, including the CEBC so you can easily compare it to the others
Analysis of Evidence-Based Program Registers: Utilization, Impact, and Challenges – Summary of Insights from the Western Michigan University Study – 2024 The CEBC participated in a study conducted by Western Michigan University and funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse to examine the impact of Evidence-Based Program Registers (EBPRs) for behavioral … Continued
