Building Collaborative Capacity
To improve outcomes for families affected by trauma, substance use, and mental health disorders, collaboration among child welfare, substance use and mental disorder treatment, court, health care systems, and community organizations is essential. Explore the resources below to learn more.
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Strengthening Systems Collaboration for Families at the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Co-Occurring Substance Use and Men...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2025
This brief offers strategies, reflective questions, and resources to strengthen cross-system collaboration and enhance workforce capacity to serve
... (Read More)Policy and Practice Resources
Regional Partnership Grants Program Round 5 Infographic
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2026
Offers a snapshot of key insights from the Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) Round
... (Read More)Lessons from the Regional Partnership Grants Program
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2026
This brief distills two decades of learning from the Regional Partnership Grants (RPG
... (Read More)Strengthening Systems Collaboration for Families at the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Co-Occurring ...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2025
This brief offers strategies, reflective questions, and resources to strengthen cross
... (Read More)Toolkit: Carry the Message How Substance Use Disorder Treatment Agencies Can Help Child Welfare Agencies Me...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2025
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) prepared this toolkit to build capacity in the substance use disorder
... (Read More)Comprehensive Framework to Improve Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders and Child Welf...
Center for Children and Family Futures, 2025
Offers a set of proven policy and practice collaborative-based strategies to improve
... (Read More)Collaborative Teams Toolkit for Trauma-Informed Care
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2024
Designed for collaborative teams who serve children, parents, and family members affected by substance use, co-occurring mental health
... (Read More)Collaborating Across Service Systems: How to Develop a Comprehensive Data Approach for Families Affected by...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2024
This series is intended for state child welfare and partner agencies (e.g., public health, maternal and child health, substance use
... (Read More)Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure and their Families: Five Points of Family Intervention
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2023
Enables collaborative teams to learn about the Five Points of Family Intervention
... (Read More)Building Hope for Families Affected by Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: A Blueprint for an Effect...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2023
This series describes concrete strategies collaboratives can use to enhance the system of care while improving outcomes for families
... (Read More)Sustainability Planning Toolkit - Five Steps to Build a Sustainability Plan for Systems Change
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2021
Provides collaboratives, organizations, and programs with the tools needed for
... (Read More)Building Collaborative Capacity Series: How to Develop Cross Systems Teams and Implement Collaborative Prac...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2021
Provides states and communities with strategies to create cross-systems collaborative teams, communication protocols, and practice
... (Read More)Sustainability Planning for Regional Partnerships Technical Assistance Brief
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2020
Presents detailed steps grantees can take to begin sustainability planning. Offers a
... (Read More)Child Welfare Timeline for SUD Treatment and Other Partners Technical Assistance Brief
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2020
Presents three key strategies that agencies can use to strengthen collaboration
... (Read More)Collaborative Values Inventory
Center for Children and Family Futures, 2017
Many methods exist to assess collaborative values. Many jurisdictions use the
... (Read More)A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorders: Practice and Policy ...
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services A..., 2016
Provides information on the extent of opioid use by pregnant women as well as the
... (Read More)Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention, and Recovery (SAFERR)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services A..., 2006
SAFERR is a collaborative model that helps child welfare professionals, substance use
... (Read More)State and Local Examples
Collaboration Pathways for Infants and Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: Lessons from New Jerse...
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2019
Highlights New Jersey’s progress, achievements, and barriers while engaging with
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