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Child Welfare Information Gateway does not have the authority to intervene in personal matters. Please see our resources on finding help with a personal situation.

How to Report Child Abuse and Neglect
To report child abuse and neglect, please contact Child Help USA at 1.800.4 A Child (1.800.422.4453) or see our list of State child abuse and neglect reporting numbers.

        - Child Maltreatment and Brain Development: A Primer for Caregivers
Provides caregivers—including parents, kin caregivers, foster parents, and others—with important information on brain development and how it may be affected by abuse and neglect. The factsheet also reviews how to work with caseworkers and others to m ...Read More

        - Partnering With Relatives to Promote Reunification
Shares stories and advice from caregivers and birth parents who have experienced kinship care on the importance of maintaining boundaries, managing family dynamics, building trust, positive parenting and communication, and securing support.

        - Guidance for Immigrant and Refugee Families: The Child Welfare System
Helps immigrant and refugee families understand what the U.S. child welfare system is and how it can help keep their children safe. It also discusses some of the issues immigrant and refugee families may encounter if they become involved with the chi ...Read More

        - Caseload and Workload Management
Review information on managing child welfare caseloads and workloads. Manageable caseloads and workloads can affect a worker's ability to spend adequate time with children and families, improve staff retention, and have a positive impact on outcomes.

# National Adoption Month

The Children's Bureau's National Adoption Month campaign seeks to increase awareness of adoption, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens experiencing the U.S. foster care system , and emphasize the value of lifelong connections. 
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            - Tribal-State Partnerships
To best serve American Indian/Alaska Native children and families, it is important for title IV-E Tribal and State agencies to understand the importance of partnering to serve children in their communities, keeping them connected to their cultures.

            - Education Access and Quality
Quality and accessible education is crucial for children's health and success, but systemic inequalities hinder access for many, requiring collaborative efforts to promote equity in education.

            - Health-Care Access and Quality
Improving health-care quality and easy access for people living in underserved communities can contribute to positive long-term health and well-being outcomes among children, youth, and families.

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Recruiting and Retaining Families for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Deliberately recruiting resource families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children coming into care and providing equitable support to families is essential to retaining foster parents and ensuring long-term placement stability.

          - Youth Mental Health
It is important for the child welfare system to prioritize well-being and support the mental health of youth with individualized, equitable, culturally relevant, and easily accessible mental health services or supports.

          - Kinship Care
Children and youth thrive living in their communities with their families whenever possible. When families must be separated, the next best option for children is to live with their relatives or fictive kin in kinship care.

          - Building a Diverse Workforce
A diverse workforce that is representative of the families and communities involved with child welfare is essential to developing an organizational culture of inclusivity and equity.