The Network’s Three Tiers
Improving Outcomes is laying the foundation for The Network to foster collaboration and synergy at the state and national levels:

Tier 1—The National Repository: Some of the nation’s most respected and renowned jurists, doctors, and researchers in the field of child welfare have generously accepted an invitation to share their expertise through the Network’s online repository. Click on View Articles to see their ongoing contributions.

Tier 2—Resource-Sharing Systems within Each State: Presently, some states are revolutionizing the way their child abuse cases are handled by developing methods for sharing best practice information and for facilitating communication among peers, mentors, and experts statewide. Doing so brings the best expertise in the state to all practitioners and builds an invaluable resource-sharing system within each state. By joining the Improving Outcomes Network, you can participate in national discussions on how to enhance your state’s current methods for sharing best practice information among professionals. To facilitate these discussions, Improving Outcomes offers an email network specifically designed to connect those interested in developing new methods for sharing best practices with those who have experience in doing so. Participants in the discussion can share questions, successes, barriers to success, and helpful strategies. Click here to learn more.

Tier 3—Resource-Sharing among States:  The ultimate vision of Improving Outcomes is that as states and organizations develop ways to share best practice information within their own states, they will also share resources and tools with other interested states and organizations through the Improving Outcomes Network.