Children's Bureau Express: July/August 2014 Edition Alert

Welcome to the monthly email alert from Children's Bureau Express If you are having trouble with the links in this email, visit the Children's Bureau Express website OR View or print a full-text version of this issue at https://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm?event=website.viewPrinterFriendly&issueid=159 To ensure delivery of Children's Bureau Express, please add the following to your email address book or safe list: cb_express@childwelfare.gov July/August 2014 | Vol. 15, No. 7

	Spotlight on Child Welfare and Domestic Violence This month, CBX draws attention to the co-occurrence of child maltreatment and domestic violence (DV), points to research on case outcomes for child welfare-involved families affected by domestic violence, and highlights a factsheet series for parents about how children may respond to family violence. The Co-Occurrence of Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Chadwick Trauma-Informed Systems Project Child Welfare Case Outcomes Affected by Domestic Violence Preventing DV Among Immigrant, Refugee Families Factsheet for Parents on Effects of Domestic Violence
	News From the Children's Bureau Nominations for the annual Adoption Excellence Awards are now being accepted. We also highlight a new online publication that tells the 40-year story of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1974. Associate Commissioner's Page CAPTA's 40th Anniversary My Brother's Keeper Initiative Nominations Open for Adoption Excellence Awards CB Website Updates
	Training and Technical Assistance Network Updates Among other updates from the T&TA Network, read about the National Resource Center for Adoption's (NRCA's) readiness assessment tool to help States, Tribes, and territories evaluate assets and readiness to provide postpermanence supports and services for children, youth, and families. NRCA's Readiness Assessment Tool NRCCPS' Training and Technical Assistance More Updates From the T&TA Network
	Child Welfare Research This month, CBX points to a new issue of CW360° that is focused on well-being in child welfare, new products to help spread the messages from a 2013 report on child abuse research, and an article on a project initiated by the National Center for Youth Law to examine the problem of unwanted pregnancy among youth in foster care. New CW360º Focuses on Well-Being Examining Economic and Social Data Across Ethnic Groups New Dissemination Tools for CAN Research Report Teen Pregnancy Among Youth in Foster Care Transitional Living Program Evaluation
	Strategies and Tools for Practice This section of CBX offers publications, articles, reports, toolkits, and other instruments that provide either evidence-based strategies or other concrete help to child welfare and related professionals. Keeping Immigrant Families Together Services and Supports That Reduce Toxic Stress Trauma-Focused Courts Youth Credit Preservation in Wisconsin
	Resources This CBX section provides a quick list of interesting resources, such as websites, videos, journals, funding or scholarship opportunities, or other materials that can be used in the field or with families. Helping Children Cope With Death and Trauma Medicaid Service Delivery for Children and Youth New Report, Webpage on Reducing Child Poverty
	Training and Conferences Training Youth Advocates on Health-Care Law Conferences

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