NC Foster Parent Recruitment & Retention: Research & Policy Briefing

Join us in person for a half-day convening focused on foster parent recruitment and retention in North Carolina.

With support from the North Carolina Collaboratory, the SPARK-FC Legislative Briefing brings together preliminary insights from a statewide research-practice partnership pairing county DSS teams with university researchers from UNC, Duke, and ECU. Over the course of the afternoon, attendees will hear research updates from county teams, explore policy recommendations on topics including kinship care, performance metrics, and predictive analytics, and engage in facilitated discussion about future research priorities for the state.

The event will close with a panel conversation on what implementation looks like on the ground and what comes next.

Info: North Carolina Collaboratory

Info: Kinship Care in North Carolina: Promising Steps Forward, Dr. Kanisha Brevard, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Measuring Performance, Dr. Sarah Dyson, Basis Policy Research | Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare: Opportunities and Alignment with ACF Initiatives, Dr. Emily Putnam-Hornstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Info: Discussion on what implementation looks like on the ground, insights learned, and emerging questions. Panel members: details coming soon.

Info: Small group discussion of research questions, county participation, and next steps.

Info: North Carolina Collaboratory

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, United States

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