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Item Child Saftey Forward Indiana: Final Report(2023-07) Mariscal, E. Susana; Victor, Bryan G.; Smith, Jamie K.; Elliott, Jenna M.; Commodore-Mensah, Miriam; Lown, Mallory; Chase, Kacie; Ashby, Pam; Liang, Sophia; Houston, Allie; Martin, GretchenThis report is the culmination of an in-depth evaluation of the Child Safety Forward – Indiana (CSF) project carried out from October 2019 through June 2023. Here we detail the findings from 127 child fatality reviews conducted during the project period, along with documentation of the multiple ways that the CSF Indiana team has secured improvements to the child fatality review process in the State (See Appendix 2). We also provide a set of recommendations based on the evaluation that is intended to further enhance the capacity of Indiana communities to prevent child fatalities due to external injury (See Overview of findings). We hope that the report is useful to community members, prevention workers, and policymakers working hard each day to keep children safe.Item Strengthening Indiana Families Impact Profile(2023) Mariscal, E. Susana; Victor, Bryan G.Strengthening Indiana Families (SIF) improved family support, resilience, and wellbeing, and decreased risk factors for foster care entry through the implementation of Family Resource Centers (FRC) and cross-system collaboration, which may ultimately translate in decreased child maltreatment and foster care entry so that all children can fulfill their promise.Item Strengthening Indiana Families Mid Project Report 2019-2022(2022) Mariscal, Susana; Victor, Bryan G.In 2019, we embarked on a collaborative journey with the Indiana Department of Child Services and the Indiana Department of Health to prevent child maltreatment by supporting families, building on family strengths and protective factors, reducing risk factors, and engaging community resources and connections. We received a $2.74 million five-year grant from the U.S. Children’s Bureau (Administration for Children and Families, USDHHS) in October 2019 and began engaging state and local partners, including individuals with lived experiences, in this transformative venture. We allowed ourselves to dream of strong and caring communities throughout Indiana where families have equitable access to the resources they need to be connected and safe. Working together with our partners to fulfill this vision and guided by our values and principles, we are implementing four family resource centers in Delaware, Grant, Madison, and Tipton Counties.