Resource Hub

Our Resource Hub includes valuable information on topics such as child maltreatment prevention and training, trauma-informed care, child law, policy and ethics, research and practice, and more! These resources are helpful tools for professionals and individuals working together to promote child welfare. 

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Podcast

“Call to Action” Podcast Series: Be Tender to People

June 19, 2023
An interview with Beverley Barnett
Podcast

“Call to Action” Podcast Series: Disrupting Child Welfare Practice as Usual

July 12, 2023
An interview with Sarah DeCrea and Paul Nixon
Podcast

“Call to Action” Podcast Series: Humanity

April 11, 2023
A Conversation with Sheldon Spotted Elk
Podcast

“Call to Action” Podcast Series: No Intake, No Foster Care

April 21, 2023
An interview with Eva Coles
Podcast

“Call to Action” Podcast Series: You Do Have Power!

March 21, 2023
An interview with Patty Chin
Kempe Resource

“Like I’m Drowning” Children and Families Sent to Harm by the US Remain in Mexico Program

January 6, 2021
Authors: Michael Garcia Bochenek, Warren Binford, Ryan Matlow, and Ewen Wang
Source: HRW
Kempe Resource

2022 Advocacy Core Manual

December 5, 2022
Kempe Resource

Affinity Groups

Source: The Kempe Center
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All Our Children Need a Fighting Chance

May 19, 2013
Authors: Warren Binford
Source: Statesman Journal
Kempe Resource

Better Research for Child Abuse Pediatrics

Source: CAPNET Research Network
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Building Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare: Operationalizing the Intervention

March 7, 2021
Authors: Lalayants, M., DePanfilis, D., Merkel-Holguin, L., Baldwin, M., Schmidt, M., Treinen, J., Zuñiga, D., Mackereth, C. and Anderson, T.
Source: Journal of Public Child Welfare.
Kempe Resource

CARE Guidelines PEP

January 18, 2023
Kempe Resource

CCR Evaluation Brief 2014-2018

Source: Colorado Office of Early Childhood
Kempe Resource

CCR Final Evaluation Report 2014-2018

Authors: Heather Allan, Dustin Currie, Ida Drury, Lisa Merkel-Holguin, John Fluke
Source: Social Work Research Center School of Social Work
Kempe Resource

Child Protector App

Source: Children's Mercy - Kansas City
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Colorado Community Response (CCR) Evaluation Brief 2014-2018

June 30, 2018
Source: Colorado Community Response (CCR) Evaluation Brief 2014-2018
Kempe Resource

Colorado Community Response (CCR) Final Evaluation Report 2014-2018

Source: Colorado Community Response (CCR) Final Evaluation Report 2014-2018
Kempe Resource

CPT: How to Prepare a Child for a Visit

Source: Child Protection Team
Kempe Resource

Custody and Care of Children at the Border

October 1, 2019
Michael Garcia Bochenek, Warren Binford, Ryan Matlow, and Ewen Wang for Human Rights Watch
Kempe Resource

Dehumanizing Tech Response to New York Times Investigation on Suicide-Themed Website Shows Industry’s True Colours

December 23, 2021
Authors: Lianna McDonald
Source: Canadian Centre for Child Protection
Kempe Resource

DHS Mandatory Reporter Training

Source: CWTS Website
Kempe Resource

Effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing in Preventing Repeat Referrals to Child Protective Services and Out-of-Home Placements

April 22, 2017
Authors: Hollinshead, D., Corwin, T., Maher, E., Merkel-Holguin, L., Allan, H., and Fluke, J.
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect
Kempe Resource

EMS for Children Colorado

Source: EMS for Children Colorado Website
Kempe Resource

Enhanced Family Conferencing Initiative

July 25, 2018
Source: ACS Workforce Institute
Kempe Resource

Enhanced Family Conferencing Initiative (EFCI): Final Grantee Report

December 31, 2019
Kempe Resource

FDGM Reports

Media

First Mural at CU Anschutz Focused on the Stories of Migrant Children from the U.S. Southern Border

June 17, 2023
Media

Fly to Heal Mural to Amplify the Voices of Children in Migration

May 23, 2023
Video

Fostering Healthy Futures Program

May 5, 2023
Kempe Resource

Found, Engaged and Connected – Innovating for Olmsted County’s Most Vulnerable Children & Youth: Final Report

September 30, 2016
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Found, Engaged and Connected for Olmsted County’s Most Vulnerable Youth

Kempe Resource

Found, Engaged and Connected: Final Report Appendices

Kempe Resource

Free the Separated Children

October 28, 2020
Authors: Warren Binford & Hope Frye
Source: Newsweek
Kempe Resource

How to Cope with Infant Crying

Source: CHCO Website
Kempe Resource

How to Report Child Abuse and Neglect / What to Do If You Are Worried About Child Abuse

Source: CHCO Website
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Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing

January 15, 2020
Authors: Corwin, T. W., Maher, E. J., Merkel-Holguin, L., Allan, H., Hollinshead, D. M., & Fluke, J. D.
Source: The British Journal of Social Work
Media

Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children

June 22, 2019
Kempe Resource

JEDI Resources: Anti-Oppression Terminology Guide & Helpful Links

August 25, 2023
Video

Kempe KICS Program

June 28, 2023
Media

Kempe’s Statement on Gun Violence and CAN

May 28, 2022
Media

Kempe’s 50th Anniversary

August 4, 2022
Video

KIDS Program

June 16, 2023
Kempe Resource

Let Kids be Kids … and Roam Freely

January 24, 2015
Authors: Warren Binford
Source: Statesman Journal
Kempe Resource

Mother Jones article on the child welfare truth telling movement

September 25, 2023
Authors: Kristin Jones
Kempe Resource

Multisystemic Therapy (MST®)

Source: MST Services
Kempe Resource

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Source: NCTSN Website
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No Place Like Home: Final Progress Report

December 1, 2015
Authors: Heather Allan, MSW; Tyler Corwin, MA; John Fluke, PhD; Nicole Harlaar, PhD; Dana Hollinshead, PhD; Anita Horner, BA; Erin Maher, PhD; Lisa Merkel-Holguin, MSW
Kempe Resource

Nothing About Me, Without Me: Children’s Experiences with Family Group Conferences

June 6, 2019
Authors: Merkel-Holguin, L., Schwab-Reese, L., Drury, I., Allan, H., and Hollinshead, D.
Source: Child and Family Social Work
Kempe Resource

Our Kids Online: Porn, Predators & How to Keep Them Safe

April 16, 2020
Authors: Rob Cope & Zareen Sheikh-Cope
Source: Hazardous Journey Productions
Kempe Resource

Pediatric Readiness in the ER

Source: EMS for Children Colorado Website
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Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development

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Saving Oregon Families, One Regulation at a Time

January 25, 2011
Authors: Warren Binford
Source: Oregon Live
Media

Statement on Gender-Affirming Care

February 26, 2022
Video

The CARE Network Program

May 5, 2023
Video

The Colorado Child Welfare Training System (CWTS) Program

Kempe Resource

The Decision-Making Ecology

June 15, 2013
Authors: Baumann, D.J., Dalgleish, L., Fluke, J., Kern, H. K.
Source: American Humane Association: Denver
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The Impact of Worker and Agency Characteristics on FGC Referrals in Child Welfare

August 13, 2017
Authors: Allan, H., Harlaar, N., Hollinshead, D., Drury, I., and Merkel-Holguin, L.
Source: Children and Youth Services Review
Video

The Kempe Center – 50 Years

June 8, 2022
Video

TRIP Program

June 14, 2023
Kempe Resource

U.S. Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau

Kempe Resource

US: ‘Remain in Mexico’ Harms Children, Families.

January 5, 2021
Source: Human Rights Watch
Kempe Resource

Using Multi-Site Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs to Evaluate a Common Practice in Child Welfare

Authors: Maher, E., Allan, H., Merkel-Holguin, L., and Corwin, T.
Source: SAGE Research Methods