Technical Assistance

We will deliver technical assistance (TA) to 30 States, Tribes, and territories (STTs) over five years to help sites develop sustainable collaborative structures between child welfare and mental health and expand access to adoption competent mental health providers. To help STTs succeed, we will apply our expertise, deep relationships, extensive networks, experience assisting with system change with both child welfare and mental health systems, and our understanding of effective TA approaches and cross-system collaboration building. We will share our strengths in developing and disseminating evidence-informed resources and tools for multiple audiences, nationally recognized leadership in youth and family voice and engagement, robust and meaningful approaches to integrating racial equity into our work, CQI, and others to achieve the Children’s Bureau’s vision.

Our intensive, on-site TA and robust Repository will provide extensive knowledge and resources to support STTs in providing and increasing access to comprehensive adoption competent services for children and youth in foster care, adoption, or guardianship, leading to improved mental health, stability, permanency, and well-being for children, youth, and families.