Child Welfare Content Topic Results

This groundbreaking study by the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality provides data showing that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers, especially in the age range of 5-14. This report represents a key step in addressing the disparate treatment of Black girls in public systems.

This issue brief discusses the importance of cultivating a child welfare system that recognizes and responds appropriately to trauma.

This position statement explains in detail this organization's position with regard to mainstreaming Deaf children in school settings.

Violence or natural disasters can cause trauma in young people. This booklet provides steps parents can take to help children cope with trauma after violence and disasters.

This fact sheet describes the link between foster care and sex trafficking, and how foster parents can help prevent trafficking.

This self-assessment is for organizations to gauge their alignment with and assess their readiness to implement trauma-informed care practices.

This issue brief provides information on the Communications Decency Act (CDA) - its immunity provisions, exceptions, and historical legal challenges - and the Tech Communitys self-regulation. Includes recommendations including the open request for the tech community collaboration to combat the issue of child exploitation and trafficking on the Internet.

This resource includes an interactive, multimedia learning module and discussion guide introducing practitioners to the science of early childhood development, toxic stress, executive function, resilience, and mental health.

This resource, ARC Reflections, was devel­oped by the Casey Foun­da­tion which is a nine-ses­sion pro­gram that child wel­fare agen­cies can use to train fos­ter par­ents to bet­ter care for chil­dren who have had trau­mat­ic experiences

The 5 Steps to Protecting Our Children is an introductory guide to help adults protect children from sexual abuse. Using an evidence-informed approach, these guidelines provide simple and practical actions you can take to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

This factsheet gives a brief overview of federal laws against FGM in the United States and also lists state laws against FGM.

Brochure explaining the impact of commercial sexual exploitation on young people. Outlined information includes: which youth are more at risk to be victimized, activities that be considered as or lead to commercial exploitation of youth, signs of sexual exploitation, the needs of victims of sexual exploitation, when and who to share information and resources for service providers and victims.