The Planning FDC Community

Resources & Topics

• Resources
• • Research, Fact Sheets, Statistics
  • Federal and State Policy Tools and Legislation
• Current Issues in the Field
• • Children and Family Services Reviews
  • Drug Testing in Child Welfare
  • Family Treatment Drug Courts
  • Medication Assisted Treatment
  • Methamphetamine
  • Services to Women
  • Substance-Exposed Infants
  • Substance Abuse Specialists
  • Tribal Community Resources
• Enhancing Services and Systems
• • Underlying Values and Principles of Collaborative Relationships
  • Screening, Assessment, Engagement and Retention
  • Services to Infants and Children
  • Working With the Community and Supporting Families
  • Budgeting and Program Sustainability
  • Information Sharing and Data Systems
  • Training and Staff Development
  • Working with Related Agencies
  • Joint Accountability and Shared Outcomes
• Videos
• • Bringing Families Together: Models of Hope and Recovery

Collaboration

• Collaborative Practice Tools
• • Framework and Policy Tools for Improving Linkages between Alcohol and Drug Services, Child Welfare Services and Dependency Courts
  • Matrix of Progress
  • Collaborative Values Inventory
  • Collaborative Capacity Instrument
  • Pathways to Collaboration. Factors that Help and Hinder Collaboration between Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Fields
  • Navigating the Pathways: Lessons and Promising Practices in Linking Alcohol and Drug Services with Child Welfare (TAP 27)

Training

• Child Welfare Training Toolkit
• Online Tutorials
• • Tutorial 1: Understanding Child Welfare and the Dependency Court: A Guide for Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals
  • Tutorial 2: Understanding Substance Use Disorders, Treatment and Family Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals
  • Tutorial 3: Understanding Substance Use Disorders, Treatment, and Family Recovery: A Guide for Legal Professionals

Technical Assistance

• In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA)
• National Resource Centers of the Children's Bureau, ACYF
• TA to Grantee Programs
• • Regional Partnership Grantees (RPG)
  • Children Affected by Methamphetamine (CAM)

Conferences

• Past Conferences
• Conference Presentations