CQIdeas Blog

In our latest paper ‘Human Capital, Child Well-being, and Child Protection’, we propose a framework that adds human capital and human capital formation to the list of outcomes child welfare agencies should think about when their attention turns to child well-being.... Read more >

Read about the latest addition to the Data Center’s family of resources: longitudinal administrative data on foster homes. In this report, we demonstrate the potential of administrative data to contribute robust evidence in support of child welfare systems’ efforts to maintain a stable supply of high-quality foster homes.... Read more >

Chapin Hall and the Center for State Child Welfare Data are pleased to offer Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration from November 13-15, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.... Read more >

In a recent webinar, Data Center researchers discussed their work with private child welfare agencies to build capacity for evidence-based decision-making. Presenters gave examples of previously implemented tools and techniques, covering performance measurement, implementing theoretically sound interventions, and education and training.... Read more >

Friday, September 7, 2018 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Click HERE to register  In partnership with the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, researchers from Chapin Hall’s Center for State Child Welfare Data will discuss how they have worked with private child welfare agencies to support evidence-based policy and practice decision-making. Presenters will give examples of tools and techniques that the Data Center has implemented with other organizations, covering three types of work central to the problem solving challenges that agencies face today: Performance measurement. Here we will talk about the Data Center’s work with Necco — a foster care provider agency operating in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Georgia — to develop a performance measurement system that enabled the organization to measure mission-critical outcomes, identify opportunities for improvement, and track change over time. Implementing theoretically sound interventions. In this segment, we will discuss the Data Center’s work with the nationally renowned… Read more >

This past March, child welfare leaders from across the State of California gathered at the University of California at Davis for a two-day CQI Conference for Child Welfare and Probation. Hosted by California’s Department of Social Services and organized by the Data Center’s longtime partners at the Northern California Training Academy, attendees participated in lectures and workshops designed to support county child welfare leaders in their efforts to build strong CQI systems. Policy Fellow Jennifer Haight and Senior Researcher Lily Alpert — both members of the Data Center staff — were among the presenters, leading the following keynote and breakout sessions: Setting the context: Creating a common language for CQI. In this keynote, Jennifer Haight and Peter Watson discussed the differences between CQI structures and CQI processes, and the demand to support performance improvement efforts with evidence. Nuts and Bolts Part 1. In this workshop, Jennifer Haight and Lily Alpert reviewed… Read more >

In the Data Center’s latest webinar we discussed the use of the CAT-MH™ - a web-based assessment tool that can diagnose and report on the mental health of young people in the child welfare system in a matter of minutes. ... Read more >

The Data Center has added a new feature to The Multistate Foster Care Data Archive (FCDA) web tool: State Reports. Behind this link members will find research and analysis that uses FCDA data to answer mission-critical questions about child welfare outcomes in their state.... Read more >

Chapin Hall and the Center for State Child Welfare Data are pleased to offer Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration from March 7-9, 2018 in Bloomington, Illinois.... Read more >

In this webinar we will give you an overview of computerized adaptive mental health tests (CAT-MH™) and how it can be used to understand what young people need in the way of better care. Presenters will discuss the CAT-MH™ from varied perspectives related to their unique roles in the development of the CAT-MH™ and its implementation in Tennessee. ... Read more >