Training & Technical Assistance

Our Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Network provides states, tribes, courts and other facets of the child welfare system with assistance in meeting federal requirements, reaching desired outcomes, using monitoring systems and more to promote safety, permanency and well-being for children and families. Specifically, the T&TA Network provides T&TA, research and consultation on an array of federal requirements such as the Child and Family Services Reviews.

Many requests for T&TA are made to Regional ACF offices. For a list of Regional ACF offices and the states they serve, visit the ACF Office of Regional Operations.

For a full list of T&TA Network members and their contact information, view the Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network Directory (2012).

National Resource Centers

CB’s 11 National Resource Centers (NRCs) provide T&TA in specific focus areas with the goal of helping agencies, managers, family and juvenile courts and other child welfare professionals better serve children and families.

Information, Training and Technical Assistance

CB funds five organizations that offer information and T&TA to help states, tribes, policymakers and child welfare professionals improve services, programs, management and more.

Quality Improvement Centers

CB funds three National Quality Improvement Centers that generate and disseminate research and knowledge in specific focus areas with the goal of helping agencies, managers, workers and other child welfare professionals with service delivery.

Statutorily Mandated Programs/Services to Grantees

CB has established National Resource Centers to support statutorily mandated programs and provide services to grantees.

Co-Sponsored National Resource Centers

CB and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration cosponsor NRCs with a specific focus on substance abuse related to child welfare.

Funded by Intra-Agency Agreement

The Administration for Children and Families and the Center for Mental Health Services cosponsor two T&TA centers with a specific focus on mental health.

Regional Implementation Centers

To help implement the strategies, information and evidenced-based practices made available through our T&TA Network, CB funds five Implementation Centers divided by regions. 

Other Related Links

These organizations and resources facilitate work in a variety of child welfare practice areas.