Publications and Resources

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WRMA’s researchers and content experts partner with in-house graphic and instructional designers to produce effective research reports, briefs, infographics, trainings, guides, and more.

Capacity Screening in Adult Protective Services: Guidance and Resources

May 21, 2020

This brief discusses adult protective services (APS) case workers and addresses: understanding capacity terminology, the relationships between capacity and abuse, screening tools, and research on capacity screening.

Working Happily from Home

May 5, 2020

What’s it take to be both happy and productive while working virtually? We polled our team of work-from-home veterans. Here are their tips.

Child Care Subsidy: Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Investigation

December 2, 2019

This PowerPoint provides an overview of the Child Care and Development Fund and the importance of program integrity within the states’ child care subsidy program.

Snapshot of the cover of the Social Service Block Grant, Fiscal Year 2017, Annual Report.

SSBG Annual Report 2017

September 30, 2019

This report presents annual SSBG data to provide an in depth look at how grantees allocate funds and the number of individuals served.

A snapshot of the research poster titled, "Young Maltreatment Perpetrators' Past Experiences with Child Protective Services: Findings from NCANDS."

Young Maltreatment Perpetrators’ Past Experiences With Child Protective Services: Findings from NCANDS

August 20, 2019

This study explored whether young maltreatment perpetrators have had prior contact with child protective services (CPS) as victims or as nonvictims.

Background Check Requirement Highlights

February 15, 2019

This resource highlights key requirements of the comprehensive background check requirements from the CCDBG Act of 2014 and the CCDF final rule.

Children and Adolescents as Perpetrators of Child Maltreatment: Findings from NCANDS

June 8, 2018

This infographic provides a visual report of findings on child maltreatment perpetrators younger than 18 as reported to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).