This OPRE brief provides strategies for enhancing cultural responsiveness in social service agencies, focusing on improving services for diverse communities through organizational change, staff development, and culturally informed program design.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This brief provides research recommendations to improve programs serving LGBT youth, focusing on homelessness and sexual health education services funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This brief outlines research recommendations to strengthen child welfare services for LGBT youth and adults, focusing on experiences of maltreatment, foster care, and adoption.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This case study examines how Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services uses data practices to advance racial equity in child welfare through identity-informed data collection and anonymous decision-making.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
In this brief, they present a definition of HCD that is applicable to the context of human services delivery, differentiate HCD from similar design and problem-solving approaches, and describe how HCD is being used in human services.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This blog explains how to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to individuals who have experienced trafficking, emphasizing the importance of cultural competence and the CLAS Standards.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
An overview of direct cash programs and innovations in the U.S., exploring how unconditional cash transfers promote economic stability, mobility, and well-being.
This factsheet outlines the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) 2024 initiatives to promote health equity across its programs by embedding equity into funding, service delivery, and community engagement.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is rescinding prior blanket waivers that allowed discrimination based on religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity in taxpayer-funded programs.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Initially created for and shared with staff at the Administration for Children and Families, this webinar provides an introduction to Universal Design, covering plain language, accessibility, user research, and Agile development.
