The National Partnership for Child Safety (NPCS), initially formed in 2018, is a quality improvement collaborative to improve child safety and reduce child maltreatment fatalities through the application of safety science and shared data. Members of the collaborative have a shared goal of strengthening families, promoting innovations and a public health response to reducing and preventing child maltreatment and fatalities. Members of the National Partnership for Child Safety include:
- Arizona Department of Child Safety
- Arkansas Children & Family Services
- Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, California
- Connecticut Department of Children and Families
- Georgia Division of Family & Children Services
- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- Indiana Department of Child Services
- Maryland Department of Human Services
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Missouri Department of Social Services
- Nebraska Division of Children & Family Services
- Clark County Department of Family Services, Nevada
- New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families
- New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- New York City Administration for Children’s Services
- New York State Office of Children and Family Services
- New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- West Virginia Bureau for Social Services
- Franklin County Children Services, Ohio
- Hamilton County Job & Family Services, Ohio
- Kentucky Department for Community Based Services
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Oklahoma Department of Human Services
- Oregon Department of Human Services
- Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania
- South Carolina Department of Social Services
- Spirit Lake Tribe, Spirit Lake Social Services
- Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
- Vermont Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
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