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Brief

Building Cognitive & Social-Emotional Competence List and Worksheet

June 2020

These are the list and worksheets for Building Cognitive and Social-Emotional (CSE) Competencies, a one-day training, created by Youth in Focus, that takes a deeper dive into one of the five Youth Thrive Protective and Promotive Factors and builds on content in other Youth Thrive training. This Module explores how cognitive and social-emotional abilities operate in youth’s daily experience and personal lives and what we can do to help young people develop and strengthen these skills in order to thrive. 

Find other CSE materials, including a trainer guide, participant manual, and PowerPoint slides, here.

Tags: Youth, Youth Thrive
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PowerPoint

Building Cognitive & Social-Emotional Competence PowerPoint Slides

June 2020

This is the PowerPoint presentation for Building Cognitive and Social-Emotional (CSE) Competencies is a one-day training, created by Youth in Focus, that takes a deeper dive into one of the five Youth Thrive Protective and Promotive Factors and builds on content in other Youth Thrive training. This Module explores how cognitive and social-emotional abilities operate in youth’s daily experience and personal lives and what we can do to help young people develop and strengthen these skills in order to thrive. 

Find other CSE materials, including a trainer guide, participant manual, and worksheets, here.

Tags: Youth, Youth Thrive
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Policy Paper

COVID-19: Our Response Must Protect the Health and Well-Being of All Children, Youth, and Families

March 2020

As the United States responds to the public health emergency and the looming economic crisis stemming from COVID-19, there has not been enough attention to the needs of children, youth, and families who are likely to suffer most during this crisis.

Read a statement from CSSP President Judith Meltzer on COVID-19.

(2pp)

Tags: Child Welfare, Immigration, Racial Equity & Justice, Young Children & Their Families, Youth, COVID-19
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Brief

Youth Thrive 4 Youth: FAQs

February 2020

This document answers frequently asked questions about the Youth Thrive 4 Youth (YT4Y) curriculum.

(4pp)

Tags: Youth, Youth Thrive
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Webinar

Youth Thrive Survey Reflections and Lessons Learned

January 2020

This webinar showcased early adapters of the Youth Thrive Survey and the lessons and findings they learned from their implementation process.

Tags: Child Welfare, Young Children & Their Families, Youth, Youth Thrive
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Brief

Youth Thrive Survey Request for Support

January 2020

This is a questionnaire for jurisdictions and organizations to request assistance with the Youth Thrive Survey.

Tags: Child Welfare, Young Children & Their Families, Youth, Youth Thrive
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Brief

Advancing Healthy Outcomes: Eight Ways to Promote the Health and Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Youth Involved with Child Welfare through FFPSA

August 2019

This brief outlines how child welfare systems can implement these eight strategies to address existing disproportionalities and disparities for LGBTQ+ children, youth, and families, promote optimal well-being, and recognize and affirm the multidimensional identities of youth and families including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and immigration status.

Tags: Child Welfare, LGBTQ+, Racial Equity & Justice, Young Children & Their Families, Youth, getREAL
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Report

Expectant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care: Systems Leaders Data Tool Kit

June 2019

The Annie E. Casey Foundation, working with CSSP and other partners, surveyed child welfare jurisdictions to create a snapshot of data each state collects. They designed this tool kit to support child welfare leaders and system leaders in their data collection and continuous improvement efforts.

The document originally appears on The Annie E. Casey Foundation website; for more information, please click here.

(42 pp)

Tags: Child Welfare, Young Children & Their Families, Youth, Youth Power, Parent Power
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Report

Progress Towards Building an Affirming and Supportive Child Welfare System: getREAL in Allegheny County

April 2019

This report details an Institutional Analysis conducted by CSSP in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA) and examines institutional changes that have occurred on the county's journey to better support LGBTQ+ children in care. The IA also captured some of the current experiences of LGBTQ+ children, youth, and families who interact with the child welfare system since the implementation of getREAL.

(12 pp)

 

Tags: Building Strong Communities, LGBTQ+, Racial Equity & Justice, Youth, getREAL, Institutional Analysis
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Policy Paper

Supporting All Our Values: How Publicly Funded, Faith-Based Child Welfare Providers and Non-Discrimination Laws Can Promote Well-Being

February 2019

This report addresses the importance of promoting child well-being, the role of non-discrimination policies in achieving this, examples of partnerships between states and faith-based agencies, and recommendations for how states can ensure the best interest of children and families are met through these partnerships. Also included is a 50-state matrix of laws, regulations, and policies that protect youth in foster care from discrimination based on SOGIE.

(62 pp)

Tags: Child Welfare, LGBTQ+, Racial Equity & Justice, Youth, getREAL
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