WELCOME TO NPCS FROM OUR CO-CHAIRS
We know that in order to do this critical work, you need a stable workforce. And safety science helps provide the environment for child welfare workers to focus on improving systems. We invite you to be a thought partner with us in this work.
Jodi Hill-Lilly
Deputy Commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families
The National Partnership for Child Safety is focused on improving outcomes for children and families by creating a learning environment around safety science through shared data and standard definitions that help us look at system-wide improvements.
Chip Spinning
Executive Director of Franklin County Children Services in Ohio
The NPCS mission is to improve child safety and prevent child maltreatment-related fatalities by strengthening families and promoting innovations in child protection. Central to this work is the introduction of principles from the sciences of safety, improvement, and implementation.
NPCS HISTORY
NPCS was launched in 2018 with support from Casey Family Programs to further key recommendations of the federal Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities around the importance and impact of safety science and data sharing to support systems change and reform.
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NPCS HISTORY
NPCS was launched in 2018 with support from Casey Family Programs to further key recommendations of the federal Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities around the importance and impact of safety science and data sharing to support systems change and reform
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NPCS Charter
The NPCS aims to improve child safety and child protection system outcomes as measured by:
- Reduced numbers of child fatalities and near fatalities
- Decreased repeat maltreatment
- Improved workforce retention through the creation of a culture of safety
- Decreased racial/ethnic inequities related to responding to child safety concerns around the importance and impact of safety science and data sharing to support systems change and reform.
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NPCS Members
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Arkansas Children & Family Services
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, California
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Georgia Division of Family & Children Services
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Indiana Department of Child Services
Kentucky Department for Community Based Services
Maryland Department of Human Services
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
Nebraska Division of Children & Family Services
Clark County Department of Family Services, Nevada
New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department
New York City Administration for Children’s Services
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Franklin County Children Services, Ohio
Hamilton County Job & Family Services, Ohio
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Oregon Department of Human Services
Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Spirit Lake Tribe, Spirit Lake Social Services
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
Vermont Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
Virginia Department of Social Services
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
NPCS WORKGROUPS AND COMMITTEES
The National Partnership for Child Safety is a member-led collaborative that engages partner jurisdictions in a broad range of activities related to their workforce roles. Current workgroups include:
Executive Committee
This NPCS governance committee is made up of senior leaders from every partner jurisdiction. The Executive Committee focuses on new activities, cross-partner exchange and decision-making for the partnership.
Executive Advisory Group
The NPCS Executive Advisory Group, which is made up of six public agency Executive Committee members and is led by the NPCS co-chairs, is a smaller, more focused group for decision-making around issues related to NPCS infrastructure, activities, support, goals, and outcomes.
Data Advisory Committee
The Data Advisory Committee is comprised of a smaller group of representatives from partner jurisdictions and other data experts. The Committee works to advance the use of data across the partnership through the development of a data dictionary and launch of a data warehouse.
Communications Workgroup
The Communications Workgroup includes Public Information Officers (PIOs) and other communication specialists from each jurisdiction. This committee is charged with developing and implementing a national and regional/state communications strategy to broaden awareness about the partnership and safety science.
Data Sharing Workgroup
The Data Sharing Workgroup includes representative from each jurisdiction. The group’s work is focused on peer-to-peer learning, general technical support, sharing of ideas and improvements related to data and data sharing across the partnership.
NPCS Learning Communities
The National Partnership for Child Safety provides a range of peer-to-peer learning communities for jurisdictions in the partnership. These are each developed around specific areas of interest and open to a broad range of partner leaders and workforce members.
Innovation and Implementation Learning Community
This voluntary, cohort-based, action-oriented learning community meets regularly to brainstorm, test and scale improvement work on chosen target outcomes. Its membership and themes change annually.
Ad-hoc Affinity Groups
Affinity groups are formed as voluntary cohorts around specific areas of interest, such as better collaboration with public health agencies or ombudsman reviews.
Systems-Focused Critical Incident Review (CIR): Peer-to-Peer
CIR leaders from jurisdictions meet regularly to discuss and highlight implementation of systems-focused CIR work, sharing successes and brainstorming solutions at various levels of implementation.
Safety Culture Survey: Peer-to-Peer
All program-level leaders interested in the development, use and improvement work stemming from the Safety Culture Survey are invited to meet periodically to share feedback and progress.
NPCS Learning Communities
The National Partnership for Child Safety provides a range of peer-to-peer learning communities for jurisdictions in the partnership. These are each developed around specific areas of interest and open to a broad range of partner leaders and workforce members.
Innovation and Implementation Learning Community
This voluntary, cohort-based, action-oriented learning community meets regularly to brainstorm, test and scale improvement work on chosen target outcomes. It’s membership and themes change annually.
Ad-hoc Affinity Groups
Affinity groups are formed as voluntary cohorts around specific areas of interest, such as better collaboration with public health agencies or ombudsman reviews.
Systems-Focused Critical Incident Review (CIR): Peer-to-Peer
CIR leaders from jurisdictions meet regularly to discuss and highlight implementation of systems-focused CIR work, sharing successes and brainstorming solutions at various levels of implementation.
Safety Culture Survey: Peer-to-Peer
All program-level leaders interest in the development, use and improvement work stemming from the Safety Culture Survey are invited to meet periodically to share feedback and progress.