Children and Family Research Center
Children and Family Research Center
The Children and Family Research Center, located in Urbana, Illinois, is an independent research organization created jointly in 1996 at the School of Social Work by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The goal of the Center is to identify research needs and support research that is policy and practice relevant and encourage and facilitate public child welfare research activities through collaborative relationships.
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May 2012
The CFRC's Judge Kathleen Kearney Receives William D. Reynolds Award from Notre Dame
With this award, Judge Kathleen A. Kearney is honored for three decades of work on behalf of abused and neglected children.
Mar 2012 / Report
Differential Response in Illinois: 2011 Site Visit Report
This report summarizes information on the implementation of Differential Response (DR) in Illinois by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as of July 1, 2011. The State of Illinois is one of three sites selected by the Quality…
Mar 2012 / Report
Differential Response in Illinois: 2011 Site Visit Report Executive Summary
This executive summary provides a brief summary of the full Differential Response 2011 Site Visit Report. It includes an overview of the DR Program that was implemented statewide in Illinois on November 1, 2010. It also summarizes findings from the…
Feb 2012 / Presentation
Leading Change: Using Performance Based Contracting to Improve Outcomes for Children and Youth in Residential Care
This presentation discusses the critical role collaboration places in the success of performance-based contracting. Information about how the State of Illinois developed goals and specific performance measures for residential care is presented with…
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