White Paper
Solution-Focused Use of Quality Data
Child welfare systems are faced with a growing array of challenges in meeting the needs of at-risk children and families. Effective data use is key to a well-functioning Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) structure; it provides child welfare systems with a solid foundation from which problems’ root causes can readily and accurately be identified and solution-focused strategies implemented, monitored, and adjusted over time to effect positive and sustainable change.