title: Evidence-based practice in community-based child welfare systems.
abstract: The immaturity of the evidence base in some areas of child welfare practice demands that practitioners approach the development and refinement of practice in a systematic way that explicitly seeks to build on and learn from experience. The efforts of public child welfare agencies in Boston and Cleveland show that it is possible to draw on a broader base of knowledge and experience while responding to unique conditions and circumstances in each agency's community.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Usher
authors.forename: Judith B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wildfire
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D009820:Ohio; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D014505:Urban Population