child welfare policy

This year begins my 40th year as a student of child welfare services. As a researcher and observer of the child welfare policy process I appreciate the opportunity to reflect on some of the ways research has influenced child welfare policy.

The curtain has closed on 2015, which was The Imprint’s third year of existence and our second full year of publishing. We have again more than doubled our page views. So Youth Services Insider begins with a hearty “Thank You” to anyone and everyone who read an article this year.

A new report sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reviews current practices related to cultural competence in social services.