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About Us
Child Welfare Information Gateway connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. We feature the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
Family-Centered Practice
Provides resources to support and preserve families through a respectful, strengths-based approach that views the family as central to the child's well-being.
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Child Abuse & Neglect
Presents definitions, signs and symptoms, and issues related to child abuse and neglect.
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Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
Provides resources that help agencies and communities strengthen families, raise awareness, and implement prevention programs.
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Responding to Child Abuse & Neglect
Addresses child abuse and neglect reporting and potential responses from the child welfare system.
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Supporting & Preserving Families
Includes resources on family support and family preservation services.
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Out-of-Home Care
Provides resources and information about foster care, kinship care, residential group care, and transition to adulthood and independent living.
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Achieving & Maintaining Permanency
Includes information on the full range of permanency options for children and youth, postpermanency services, and special issues in achieving permanency for older youth, children from minority groups, and children with disabilities.
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Adoption
Presents information for professionals and members of the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted people) on domestic and intercountry adoption.
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Management & Supervision
Includes building, managing, and supervising child welfare services and ensuring an effective workforce.
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Systemwide
Includes topics and resources that are relevant across the child welfare continuum.
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Search A to Z
Searches Information Gateway's website by keyword to find related webpages, publications, and Children's Bureau Express articles.
State-Specific Resources
Offers access to child welfare-related information by State.
- State Statutes Search
Provides an easy way to find State legislation on specific child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption topics. - National Foster Care & Adoption Directory
Includes State-by-State listings of adoption agencies, support groups, and State officials and services. Also available in Spanish. - State Guides & Manuals Search
Links to State publications that describe child welfare services and provide guidance to professionals and families. - State Related Organizations Lists
Presents contact information and websites for State child welfare and related organizations. - Adoption Assistance by State
Provides answers to 13 questions on State adoption assistance policy, medical assistance, and postadoption services. - Child Welfare Workload Compendium
Offers information and tools from State and local child welfare initiatives to improve workload management.
Publications
Offers free, reliable materials on all aspects of child welfare and adoption for professionals and the families they serve.
- Publications Catalog
Includes hundreds of free factsheets, issue briefs, and other resources to download or order. - Resources in Spanish
Supports professionals in their work with Spanish-speaking families and community members. - User Manual Series
Provides guidance on preventing, identifying, and responding effectively to child maltreatment.
Learning Center
Builds child welfare knowledge with concise and easy-to-use educational resources and training tools for professionals, faculty, and students.
- State Managers Series
Summarizes research and provides State and local examples of specific strategies to support managers responsible for State child welfare programs. - Educators' Toolkit
Offers information and resources across a broad range of child welfare topics to enhance university curricula. - Introduction to Parent-Child Visits
Provides self-guided online training for child welfare workers and supervisors as well as related professionals to improve outcomes through parent-child visits. - How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery
Presents an overview of how Federal legislation and policy impact State and Tribal child welfare systems and service delivery. - Video Series
Offers videos on family engagement and realistic job previews to support the child welfare workforce and improve outcomes for children and families.
Library
Presents reliable print and electronic publications and online information.
- Library search
Offers texts and abstracts of thousands of publications related to all aspects of child welfare.
Logic Model Builders
Provides guidance in developing a logic model to help programs define their service goals and outcomes, identify indicators of success, and select evaluation instruments that may be appropriate to measure success. Information Gateway offers two Logic Model Builders:
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention/Family Support Programs- Postadoption Services Programs
Event Calendar
Presents conferences, Information Gateway materials distributed at conferences, and calls for papers related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption by month and State.
- Conference Calendar
Lists conferences where child welfare and related professionals network and create partnerships, learn new practices and strategies, and present papers and programs. - Conference Exhibits
Provides free materials previously distributed through Child Welfare Information Gateway exhibits at conferences throughout the country.
Related Organizations
Includes national, State, and Tribal organizations and university programs related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
- Related Organizations Lists
Provides contact information for organizations, grouped by topical focus. - Related Organizations Search
Presents a search for national organizations by name or topical focus.
- Mental Health Services in Disasters
Materials to support children and families following violent incidents in schools. - Child Maltreament 2011
Summarizes child abuse statistics submitted by States during 2011. - 2012 Centennial Adoption Excellence
Awards
CB honors those who serve children, families, and professionals. - Use of Psychotropic Medications
Information and Policies - Visit the New
Children's Bureau Website
Explore the Resource Library and other new features. - Working with American Indian Children and Families
Features resources to work with Tribes on child welfare issues. - Child Welfare
Outcomes 2007-2010:
Report to Congress
Analyzes State child welfare agency performance. - State Realistic Job Previews (RJPs)
Visit the Learning Center for links to videos and related materials - CBX Spotlights
Special-Issue Journal
The Impact of
Parental Incarceration 
- CB's Centennial
Website
100 years of serving our nation's children and families
CB Brochure | CB Video
Training & Technical Assistance (T/TA) Network Directory
T/TA Network Highlights:
- The Mountains and Plains Child Welfare Implementation Center (MPCWIC) posted new resources to its web section dedicated to the Shawnee Child Protection Team project.
- The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center (AIA) published several new issue briefs.
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted Online Resources to Support LAMM Participants' Change Initiatives.
- The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) posted Well-Being and New Policy Directions for Child Welfare webinar resource packet.
- The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) posted the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) 2011 adoption and foster care files.
- The National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep) added a new section to its website, 50 State Summary of Legal Authority Governing ChildRep.
- The National Resource Center for Adoption (NRCA) in partnership with the Spaulding Institute for Family and Community Development, published The Center Source fall 2012 catalog.
- The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data & Technology (NRC-CWDT) posted Research Roundup #3–Using Social Media to Locate Unreachable Child Welfare Research Participants; Web Questionnaire for Measuring Childhood Abuse Retrospectively.
- The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS) posted the recording of and materials from its October CBCAP Peer Learning Call, "The South Carolina Story: Collaborating With Funders: New and Creative Ways for Their Engagements Efforts".
- The National Resource Center for In-Home Services (NRC In-Home) posted the recording of a September webinar, sponsored jointly with the National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (FRIENDS), on "Effective Ways of Supporting Families That Are Immigrants and/or Refugees".
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) updated the Handbooks for Foster Parents webpage.
- The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) updated the Handbooks and Resources for Children and Youth in Foster Care webpage.
- National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes) announced its newly redesigned website, featuring a fresh look and improved navigation.
- The National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD) published the fall edition of its newsletter, eUpdate.
- The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) posted the October/November issue of the TA Partnership newsletter.
- More updates from the T&TA Network
More from the Children's Bureau
What's New & Popular
- Disaster Preparedness & Response
- Online Resources for State Child Welfare Law and Policy
- Toll-Free Crisis Hotline Numbers
- Numeros Gratiuitos Para Lineas de Ayuda en Caso de Crisis
- Busacando a Parientes Biologicos
- Parientes Como Proveedores de Cuidado y el Sistema de Bienestar de Menores
- Engaging Families in Case Planning
- Rural Child Welfare Practice
- Providing Background Information to Adoptive Parents
- Obtaining Background Information on Your Prospective Adopted Child
- Providing Postadoption Services
- Finding and Using Postadoption Services
- Use of Advertising and Facilitators in Adoptive Placements
- Intestate Inheritance Rights for Adopted Persons
- Parental Drug Use as Child Abuse
- Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms
- State Statute Search
- Leaving Your Child Home Alone
- What Is Child Abuse and Neglect?
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- National Foster Care & Adoption Directory Search
- Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Access to Adoption Records
- What Is Child Abuse and Neglect
- The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children: Fathers and Their Impact on Children's Well-Being
- Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms
- Emerging Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect: Future Directions
- The Rights of Unmarried Fathers
- Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues: Definitions, Scope, and Effectgs of Child Sexual Abuse
- Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers
- Rural Child Welfare Practice
- Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: How Parental Substance Use Disorders Affect Children
- The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect: Chapter 3 - Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect
- Acts of Omission: An Overview of Child Neglect
- Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Las consecuencias a largo plazo del maltrato de menores
- Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Definitions of Domestic Violence
- Access to Adoption Records
- Consent to Adoption
- Fatherhood Organizations
- Regulation of Private Domestic Adoption Expenses
- The Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations
- Determining the Best Interests of the Child
- Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Infant Safe Haven Laws
Children's Bureau Express Online Digest
Headlines:
- Youth Advice for Foster Parents
- Tips and Tools for Online Safety
- Service Needs Girls Involved With the Justice System
- AAP Intercountry Adoption Brochure
- Scholarship Search Tool
- PA Child Welfare Resource Center Training
- Conferences
- Tracking Child Maltreatment Data
- Grandparents Living With Children
- Impact of the Internet on Adoption
- Parental Exposure to Trauma
- GAP Funds Promote Permanency
- Putin Bans Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families
- Working With Polyvictimized Children
- Permanency Planning Toolkit
- Latino Kids Data Explorer
