US: Let’s Measure What We Really Value (Opinion)
Chronicle of Social Change – July 16, 2020
The Family First Prevention Services Act, which became law in 2018, has set off a flurry of conversations between child welfare agencies and multiple public and private organizations as they envision a bold new world that includes supporting families and preventing child maltreatment. But under the new law, these key players are still hampered by requirements to measure success in a way that subjugates the stories of cause and effect into the narrow parameters of success or failure.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/child-welfare-2/lets-measure-what-we-really-value-in-child-welfare/45354