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The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Levers for CHANGE

Author(s)


National Center to Advance Peace for Children, Youth, and Families
External Resource

Published

September 1, 2024

Topic(s)

Mandatory Reporting
Practice Guidance
Racial and Gender Equity
Overlap of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
Implementation Guidance and Tools
Policy Guidance
Systems Change

Levers For Change graphic displaying each individual lever: C - Commit to Antiracist practice, H - Help families with actual needs, A - Advance legal/policy protections, N - Nurture partnerships, G - Generate relevant research, E - Eliminate incentives for child removal.

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For decades, advocates and stakeholders have called for child serving systems that reflect best practice, leverage resources to advance safety, and end systemic racism in the response to domestic violence, but effective responses remain inadequate. The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Levers for CHANGE (Levers for Change) turns the lessons learned from the last three decades into a compendium for state coalitions, local domestic violence programs, child welfare staff, administrators, policymakers, and other community stakeholders to learn from the past, end systemic racism, and improve outcomes for adult and child survivors of domestic violence in the child welfare system. The Levers for CHANGE offers six levers for advocacy, collaboration, and transformational change:

  • Commit to Antiracist Practice 
  • Help Families with Actual Needs 
  • Advance Legal/Policy Protections
  • Nurture Partnerships
  • Generate Relevant Research
  • Eliminate Incentives for Child Removal

Find tools, strategies, and resources such as books, podcasts, videos, & guides related to each Lever on the Levers for Change website.