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title: "Data Sharing: Courts and Child Welfare"
description: "​The resource by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families offers guidance for establishing automated, bi-directional data exchanges between child welfare agencies and courts but can apply to other cross-system collaborations. It outlines the benefits…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/collaboration-between-systems-coordination-of-services/data-sharing-courts-and-child-welfare/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Collaboration Between Systems and Coordination of Services
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Mental health professionals
  - TA sites
---

# Data Sharing: Courts and Child Welfare

​The resource by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families offers guidance for establishing automated, bi-directional data exchanges between child welfare agencies and courts but can apply to other cross-system collaborations. It outlines the benefits of such data sharing, including improved efficiency and informed decision-making, and provides recommendations for overcoming common challenges. The document also includes sample agreements and legal considerations to assist in the development of data-sharing initiatives.

 

​[Read More](https://aisp.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Data-Sharing-Courts-and-Child-Welfare.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

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