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Hand in Hand: Public Policy Advocacy for Early Childhood

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June 7, 2022
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This brief describes the experiences of a broad-based coalition of advocates in Washington, DC who were focused on policy. These organizations supported the Birth-to-Three for All DC Act of 2018 through its passage and are now engaged in advocating for additional funding as well as monitoring implementation of the comprehensive road-map laid out in the legislation. The brief also identifies other public policy efforts by the state of Colorado and by the counties of Palm Beach (Florida) and Monroe (New York).

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State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States

Report December 4, 2024

This comprehensive child welfare resource from Child Trends provides state and national data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, permanency, and older youth in care. The data are essential to help policymakers understand how many children and youth come in contact with the child welfare system, and why. States can use this information to ensure that their child welfare systems support the safety, stability, and well-being of all families in their state.

Ensuring Children in Foster Care get the Supports They Need: Innovating Our Way to Solutions

Blog November 26, 2024

Since 2020, BUILD Initiative has explored how the child welfare system and other early childhood systems (i.e., health, mental health, housing, early intervention, transportation, economic support, early care and education and all the child-and-family serving systems) can align and work together to achieve better outcomes for children and families. According to Dr. Cynthia Tate, who leads the project, several states are developing promising programs, policies, and strategies that can inspire other states.