Children's Bureau Express: June 2014 Edition Alert

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	Spotlight on Child and Family Services Reviews As the Children's Bureau prepares to kick off its third round of Child and Family Services Reviews, CBX provides information on changes to this round of monitoring, the role of continuous quality improvement in Round 3, resources for States, and more. Third Round of Child and Family Services Reviews Continuous Quality Improvement in the CFSRs Child Welfare CQI Academy CFSR Round 3 Resources for States Using CFSR Data to Inform Program Change
	News From the Children's Bureau We highlight the new National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Welfare that aims to increase local jurisdictions' capacity to implement and sustain quality, accessible evidence-based treatment for children, youth, and families. We also provide information on how to apply to become a grant reviewer and point to new funding opportunity announcements. Associate Commissioner's Page National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Welfare New PII Approach Report, Materials Funding Opportunity Announcements Apply to Be a Grant Reviewer Guide for Developmental, Behavioral Screening Certificate Program on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice CB Website Updates
	Training and Technical Assistance Network Updates Among other updates from the T&TA Network, read about the new issue of The Roundtable—in which the National Resource Center for Adoption focuses on educational well-being for older adopted youth and older youth in guardianship placements. NRCA's The Roundtable NRCOI Literature Review More Updates From the T&TA Network
	Children's Bureau Grantee Updates We highlight two grantee site visits this month, one from the Using Comprehensive Family Assessments to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes grant cluster and another from the Child Welfare - Education System Collaborations to Increase Educational Stability cluster. Site Visit: Comprehensive Family Assessment in North Carolina Site Visit: Cincinnati's Kids in School Rule!
	Child Welfare Research This month, CBX points to current data and literature about African-American males involved with child welfare, new research on successful family reunification, and information about the unmet mental health needs of children and youth in kinship care. African-American Males in Child Welfare Sexual Health Services for Youth in Care New Research on Family Reunification Data on the Commercial Sex Economy Mental Health Needs Among Children in Kinship Care
	Strategies and Tools for Practice This section of CBX offers publications, articles, reports, toolkits, and other instruments that provide either evidence-based strategies or other concrete help to child welfare and related professionals. Using Expert Witnesses in ICWA Proceedings Developments in State Adoption Laws Helping Families Support LGBT Youth
	Resources This CBX section provides a quick list of interesting resources, such as websites, videos, journals, funding or scholarship opportunities, or other materials that can be used in the field or with families. Considerations for Prospective Foster Parents Protecting Children From Secondhand Smoke Tips for Professionals Serving LGBTQ Youth Campaign Against Child Sexual Exploitation
	Training and Conferences Arizona CASA Online Training Center Conferences

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