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Explore this slide deck with information about the REFS Study, highlighting results from this multi-site, multimethod study exploring judges’ reasonable efforts findings.

Explore this infographic that describes key findings and takeaways from the REFS Study relating to judges’ findings whether the child welfare agency made reasonable efforts to prevent removal and reasonable efforts to achieve permanency.

Explore this infographic that describes the information available to judges as they make findings whether the child welfare agency made reasonable efforts to prevent removal of children from their homes and reasonable efforts to achieve permanency.

This infographic that examines what factors are related to judges’ findings on reasonable efforts to prevent removal and reasonable efforts to achieve permanency.

Explore the Reasonable Efforts Findings Study (REFS) that looks at what factors are associated with judges’ reasonable efforts decisions and how those decisions relate to case outcomes for children, such as whether they are reunified with their parents or how fast they find another permanent home.

This brief provides guidance for evaluators on designing and reporting high quality Quasi-Experimental Design studies (QEDs) aligned with the Clearinghouse’s Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0.

Explore this sustainability planning workbook designed for Tribal TANF-Child Welfare (TTCW) grantees, including worksheets and guidance considering your program's goals, staffing, partnerships and more.

Discover a report that is part of a series describing findings from the third cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW III) baseline data collection.

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation’s (OPRE’s) Executive Summary for the Child Welfare Community Collaborations Cross-site Process Evaluation summarizes key findings and lessons learned.

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation’s (OPRE’s) Implementation of the Child Welfare Community Collaborations (CWCC) Projects describes strategies implemented in CWCC projects.