Advancing an Adult & Child Survivor-Centered Approach

Introducing the Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare

We're working across multiple sectors to advance an adult and child survivor-centered approach.
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The safety and well-being of child and adult survivors of domestic violence are profoundly linked.

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Latest News from the QIC-DVCW

Innovation on Demand: Strategies for Addressing Family Violence During COVID-19

Are you a domestic violence professional, child and family trauma therapist, child welfare professional, educator, community leader, or other professional struggling to connect with families experiencing violence during the pandemic? Are you finding new ways to work with adult or child survivors of family violence, or with people who use violence and coercion? Have you been thinking about how we can change and improve our work- now and in the future? Resources from Innovation on Demand are now available! Click through for more information.

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Introducing New QIC-DVCW Resources

The Overview of the QIC-DVCW’s innovative, research-based Approach is now available, accompanied by two Issue Briefs that provide guidance on how child welfare, domestic violence programs, and other collaborative partners can engage people who use violence and build and strengthen protective factors for adult and child survivors.

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What is the QIC-DVCW?

Advancing an Adult & Child Survivor-Centered Approach

The Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (QIC-DVCW) is a five year cooperative agreement with the Children’s Bureau to test an approach to improve how child welfare agencies and their partners work collaboratively to help families experiencing domestic violence. The safety and well-being of child survivors of domestic violence and child maltreatment are closely connected to the safety and well-being of the adult survivor of domestic violence.  For this reason, the QIC-DVCW is testing an Adult & Child Survivor-Centered Approach to addressing the needs of both the parent and child, which includes effectively engaging and working with the person causing them harm.