The Addicts Next Door

Michael Barrett and Jenna Mulligan, emergency paramedics in Berkeley County, West Virginia, recently got a call that sent them to the youth softball field in a tiny town called Hedgesville. It was the first practice of the season for the girls’ Little League team, and dusk was descending....

The Meth Effect: Peer treatment program offers new hope in Fort Belknap

HARLEM — The myth of meth is that following the crackdown on over-the-counter ingredients in 2005, things got better in Montana. But on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, people will tell you something different.
Here it never really went away.

teenage boy sitting next to a window look sad

For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support

Recently, I learned about an organization that stopped me in my tracks and has forced me to re-evaluate my assumptions about what’s possible. It’s called Thread. It rallies volunteer community support around underperforming students in Baltimore public high schools and gets results that defy all...

Welcome

Strengthening Montana's families and the

systems that serve them

The Center for Children, Families, and Workforce Development ("Center") is located at the University of Montana and within the School of Social Work. The Center serves as a training and research hub whose purpose is to conduct and translate research into training workshops and modules that provide practical, "how to" knowledge and tips on how to effectively: communicate with youth, prevent and respond to difficult behaviors and negative emotions, and navigate the systems of care designed to treat difficulties that children and youth commonly encounter. The Center also conducts research that specifically focuses on solving problems and improving the systems of care that impact Montana's children and families.

The Center welcomes your suggestions for improving the website to help ensure that it serves as a resource for professionals and families statewide. Please contact us at CCFWD@umontana.edu with any comments or suggestions. The video below is an example of the resources provided and identifies how social relationships can negatively impact the lives of children and families.

Advancing evidence based practices

and innovative programs!

Improving inter-professional

collaboration & public policy

Educating and training professionals and caregivers!

"Reporting Child Abuse in Montana" a short video from DPHHS on mandatory reporting.

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Featured Podcast

Assessment plays a crucial role in child protection. Tune in to this episode to hear advice from Maria Walker of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as she shares some of her experience working in the field.