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Children's Bureau T/TA Network

The purpose of the Children's Bureau T/TA Network is to build the capacity of State, local, Tribal, and other publicly administered or publicly supported child welfare agencies and family and juvenile courts through the provision of training, technical assistance, research, and consultation on the full array of Federal requirements administered by the Children's Bureau.

T/TA Network members provide assistance to States and Tribes in improving child welfare systems and conformity with the outcomes and systemic factors defined in the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) and the results of other monitoring reviews conducted by the Children's Bureau to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. This booklet is designed to communicate to States and Tribes the specific focus of each T/TA Network member.

Many State and Tribal requests for training and technical assistance are made to Regional ACF offices. For a listing of Regional ACF offices and the States they serve, visit the ACF website.

Statement on how the Children's Bureau National Resource Centers (NRCs) work with American Indian/Alaska Native Nations

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes

Engages Tribes to increase their access to and use of the T/TA Network, brokers T/TA, helps provide T/TA, facilitates peer-to-peer consultation among Tribes on child welfare issues, and increases cultural competence and sensitivity to Tribal voices in the T/TA Network and in State child welfare systems.

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement

Offers technical assistance, training, teleconferences, and publications to assist States with CFSRs, including strategic planning, quality improvement, evaluating outcomes, facilitating stakeholder involvement, and improving training and workforce development.

National Resource Center for Youth Development

Provides States with CFSR assistance, including promoting stakeholder involvement, T/TA, and information services. Also offers States, Tribes, and other youth-serving organizations assistance in effectively implementing the Chafee Foster Care Independence and Education and Training Voucher programs, and supporting youth engagement in child welfare policy, planning, and program development.

National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues

Provides consultation, training, and technical assistance on all legal and judicial aspects of the child welfare system, including federal law, court improvement, agency and court collaboration, permanency planning, legal representation, and other emerging child welfare issues. It is comprised of the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, the National Center for State Courts, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

National Resource Center for In-Home Services National Resource Center for In-Home Services

Serves as a national center of expertise in child welfare practice for ensuring the safety of children and youth in their homes and making reasonable efforts to preserve families in which maltreatment has occurred.

National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections

Provides T/TA and information services to help States through all stages of the CFSRs, emphasizing family-centered principles and practices and helping States build knowledge of foster care issues.

National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology

Addresses a broad range of program and technical issues (including Tribal and court child welfare issues) in assisting with the CFSR process, including training on data use and management, AFCARS assistance, coordinating peer consultation, and preparation and use of State Data Profiles.

National Resource Center for Adoption National Resource Center for Adoption

Partners with States, Tribes, and other NRCs to offer support in all phases of the CFSR process, including analyzing adoption and permanency options, exploring systemic factors, increasing cultural competence, and promoting stakeholder involvement.

National Resource Center for Child Protective Services

Focuses on building State, local, and Tribal capacity through T/TA in CPS, including meeting Federal requirements, strengthening programs, eligibility for the CAPTA grant, support to State Liaison Officers, and collaboration with other NRCs.

National Resource Center for Recruitment and Retention of Foster and Adoptive Parents at AdoptUSKids

Provides T/TA to States and Tribes on issues that pertain to the development and implementation of quality recruitment and retention services for foster, adoptive, concurrent, and kinship families.

 



Federal

Training and Technical Assistance Coordination Center

 

Children’s Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services
ACF Regional Offices
Children’s Bureau Training & Technical Assistance Network booklet



Child Welfare Implementation Centers

Northeast and Caribbean Child Welfare Implementation Center (Regions I & II)
Atlantic Coast Child Welfare Implementation Center (Regions III & IV)
Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center (Regions V & VII)
Mountains and Plains Child Welfare Implementation Center (Regions VI & VIII)
Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center (Regions IX & X)
 



Information, Training and Technical Assistance

Child Welfare Information Gateway
National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Child Welfare Systems of Care Grantees
Technical Assistance to State Legislators on the Child and Family Services Reviews
National Child Welfare Leadership Institute

 


 

Information, Training and Technical Assistance

  The Childrens Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network 2013 Directory




Child Welfare Information Gateway

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Child Welfare Systems of Care Grantees
Technical Assistance to State Legislators on the Child and Family Services Reviews
National Child Welfare Leadership Institute
 

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