Continuous Quality Improvement of Child Welfare Systems Reports

The CQI memo Lessons from 2012 Child Welfare Reviews cites highlights of CPS practice from the eight counties reviewed.

The CQI memo Lessons from 2011 Child Welfare Reviews cites highlights of CPS practice from the six counties reviewed.

The CQI memo Review of Wisconsin County Child Welfare Practice: 2006-2010 cites notable strengths, challenges and promising practices learned from the review of 49 counties.

Early in the CQI process we learned, through the Quality Service Review (QSR) process, that a high number of parents and children in the child welfare system had been exposed to trauma. In February of 2008, our case reviewers began collecting information related to accounts of trauma-inducing events these individuals were exposed to during their lifetimes. This report seeks to inform DCF and its state partners about the prevalence and types of trauma documented as part of the QSR.

The following report summarizes the CQI Section's review of ICWA compliance in the counties they reviewed in 2011.

Since September 2005, DCF has reviewed the following counties:

Last Revised: May 03, 2013