Child Welfare

California’s ICPM Framework meets the National HOPE Framework

California’s ICPM Framework meets the National HOPE Framework

During the 2025 Statewide Prevention Convening, Dr. Bob Sege drew connections between the Integrated Core Practice Model (ICPM) and the Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) Framework. ICPM is California’s Blueprint for systems and practice change, and many counties across the state are actively integrating it across their human services foundational training and evidence-based practices. A major part of the…

Don’t Just Report—Think! How Mandated Reporters Can Make a Real Impact Today

Don’t Just Report—Think! How Mandated Reporters Can Make a Real Impact Today

Reasonable Suspicion Requires Reasonable Action: The Courage to Think Critically Before You Report In a LinkedIn article, SPI Director Lori Clarke shared insights on how to interpret mandated reporting laws accurately and responsibly through “reasonable action.” “The Prevention Early Intervention Committee of the California Child Welfare Council is poised to lead comprehensive change in the reporting of child abuse and…

HOPE In the Workplace: How Non-Profit Organizations Can Help Offset the Impact of Rising Student Loan Debt

HOPE In the Workplace: How Non-Profit Organizations Can Help Offset the Impact of Rising Student Loan Debt

Financial worries are a potential hindrance to full engagement of staff and students in the workforce. Children, youth and families served by the nonprofit sector are counting on a fully engaged, authentic, centered, and innovative approach to receiving needed services and support. The Social Policy Institute is working to address barriers and strengthen the nonprofit sector workforce by  helping  organizations…

A Milestone For California’s Children, Youth, And Families

A Milestone For California’s Children, Youth, And Families

The Social Policy Institute is thrilled to share this celebratory announcement from the Mandated Reporting to Community Supporting (MRCS) Task Force: On September 4, 2024, the voting members of the California Child Welfare Council (CWC) unanimously approved the MRCS Task Force Report, and also requested that an implementation strategy to advance the Recommendations of the Task Force be created in…

Shifting the Narrative in Kids’ Favor

Shifting the Narrative in Kids’ Favor

What we say to ourselves impacts our choices and behavior. What we say to others can influence their choices and actions. Imagine the outcomes if we managed to shift our mindset and narrative toward prioritizing kids! A new narrative is essential to shift societal beliefs and behaviors toward supporting families and communities in safely caring for their children. New research…

The Needs of Parenting Students: A Research Brief by Child Trends

The Needs of Parenting Students: A Research Brief by Child Trends

The needs of students are influenced by their intersectional identities, and for a significant number of students in the United States—nearly 1 in 5—that identity includes being a parent. New research has found that students who are also parents require specific supports to successfully care for their children and perform well academically. Researchers implemented the New Mexico College Student Experience…

Addressing Racism and Inequity in Child Welfare: A New Learning Series by the Children’s Bureau

Addressing Racism and Inequity in Child Welfare: A New Learning Series by the Children’s Bureau

Child welfare is a critical area in which challenges with confronting inequity and deep-seated issues of racism is a necessity. To assist individuals and organizations explore the impact of race and equity within the child welfare system, the Children’s Bureau has launched the “2024 Race Equity Challenge,” which consists of five interactive learning modules. These modules cover a variety of…

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