Many of the cases facing child welfare professionals are tied to domestic violence, with many of those compounded by additional factors like mental health and addiction. Some professionals are not fully equipped with the tools necessary to navigate some of these complex issues and are stifled by a system that blames mothers for "failing to protect."

By following the Safe & Together Model, the child welfare field will become domestic abuse–informed. Through our tools and resources, children are kept safe and together with survivor parents without using the "failure to protect" approach, which reduces victim-blaming and creates a common language and framework to negotiate a way forward. Agencies will see a reduction of children in state care, cost savings on foster placement, a decrease in personnel burnout, and improve relationships with domestic violence partners.

As the flagship entity in the community, by committing to domestic abuse–informed practice, you can transform other parts of the system.

Learn about how Safe & Together:

  Shifts systems 
  Assists child welfare in assessing child safety & well-being when domestic violence is a factor
  Works with mental health and addiction specialists
  Works with multi-agency and high-risk teams