Casey Family Programs

Historically, child protection agencies and domestic violence programs have not always collaborated in serving families. As they often operate in separate parts of the legal system, this creates additional challenges for families to navigate. This brief summarizes the impacts of domestic violence on families, discusses collaboration challenges, and provides strategies for better connecting child protection agencies with domestic violence agencies and the courts. https://bit.ly/3Dv2Cmb #ChildWelfare #DomesticViolence

The path of one system-involved mother changed dramatically when staff from a program for substance using pregnant people connected her to the Family Intervention Response to Stop Trauma (FIRST) Legal Clinic. Here’s how FIRST works, and what makes it so effective at keeping mothers and children safely together. https://bit.ly/3F69aIx #ChildWelfare #Prevention FIRST Legal Clinic

How can child- and family-serving agencies select evidence-based programs that are the right fit for their communities? This brief identifies key questions to ask yourself and what to look for to answer them. https://bit.ly/3QOBgdQ #ChildWelfare #EvidenceBasedPrograms

Sharing power is difficult. But for child welfare systems to truly and effectively transform for the better for children and families, that’s what needs to happen – systems need to involve parents in a way that gives parents a real voice in shaping the decisions that affect their children’s lives. For this to happen, however, agencies often need to have a significant change of perspective and belief around system-involved families. This brief (developed in partnership with members of the Rise parent advocate community) talks about how to share power in an effective way. https://bit.ly/4kpABgx #ChildWelfare #LivedExperience

Social Work Month is a perfect time to acknowledge that social workers should be provided with as much support as possible. Casey Family Programs has resources dedicated to addressing workforce challenges that include data-driven capacity planning, investing in supervision and staff recognition and more. https://bit.ly/3uMa5sS #SWMonth2025 #SocialWorkMonth #ChildWelfare

March is Social Work Month! This is a great time to reflect on the profession’s many positive contributions and to celebrate all the social workers you know. This year’s theme is Social Work: Compassion + Action. Visit the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) site for this year’s toolkit. https://bit.ly/3YkY0Up #SWMonth2025 #SocialWorkMonth #EmpoweringSocialWorkers #ChildWelfare

There are many reasons to support kinship care, but the reasons that matter most are the ones shared with us by families. In our recently released video on kinship care, the voices of those impacted by family separation are key. Their feelings are clear: "So if it wasn't for my grandfather, I would have been in the system. I would have been put up for adoption." Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/40AVQnC #ChildWelfare #KinshipCare #SeasonOfHope

We are honored to recognize Sabra Jackson with a 2025 Casey Excellence for Children Birth Mother Award in Memoriam. Sabra was a trailblazer in parent engagement for the NYC Administration for Children’s Services and the founding coordinator of the NYC Parent Advocate Network. Her legacy lives on through her work in family empowerment. https://bit.ly/3CmXeRD #ChildWelfare #CECA

Meet Kim Phagan-Hansel, the 2025 Casey Excellence for Children Resource Parent Award recipient. Kim’s work as the director of sustainability at Fostering Media Connections, along with her authorship of two child welfare-related books, has made a lasting impact on foster and kinship care families. Congratulations, Kim! https://bit.ly/3GqXQnn #ChildWelfare #CECA

Parental substance use disorders are reshaping foster care systems across the South. While fewer children are entering care overall, more children are affected by parental substance use. These children arrive younger, need greater support, and stay in care longer. In partnership with Casey Family Programs, CSG South examines these trends and potential solutions in our latest publication: https://bit.ly/3QoX8w8. To learn more or get involved, contact Jill Clark at jclark@csg.org. #FosterCare #ChildWelfare #HealthandHumanServices