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Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Integrating Efforts for Systems Improvement

Learn how to align Federal and State planning, monitoring, and reporting processes to strengthen child welfare systems.

Publication year: 2025
Author: Capacity Building Center for States (updated by NCWCIA)

Description

This resource explains how child welfare agencies can integrate strategic planning processes, such as the Child and Family Services Plans, Annual Progress and Services Reports, Child and Family Services Reviews, and Program Improvement Plans, to create cohesive, long-term system improvements. It is designed to help agencies coordinate assessments, align improvement plans, and apply continuous quality improvement strategies to achieve better outcomes for children and families.

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APSR
CFSP
Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR)
CFSR PIP
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Strategic Planning

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