Workforce Stability in the Regional Partnership Grants Program: Staff Transition and Succession Planning Strategies

This resource brief is designed to support Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) Program recipients and their cross-system partners—including child welfare agencies, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers, dependency and family treatment courts, health care providers, and early childhood and child development service organizations—as they work to strengthen workforce stability.

The brief helps program administrators, supervisors, and cross-system leaders navigate staff transitions, onboarding, and succession planning, and highlights actionable strategies and resources that build a resilient workforce capable of sustaining effective, family-centered service delivery. Its guidance is tailored to support children, parents, and family members who are affected by substance use and who are in—or at risk of entering—out-of-home placement, ensuring that systems can continue to provide coordinated, high-quality care even during periods of workforce change.