Okay, where are we with the state by state thing? Oh yeah, Delaware. Small state, but big plans for foster care change. The main page of the Delaware Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) web site has all the important information that you need to know about kids in foster care, how to become a foster parent, and what is required of a foster parent.

There is also a frequently asked questions section, as well as general information, support for foster parents and other information. Under Services, there are sections for Child Abuse Intervention, Crisis Help, Case Management, Child Mental Health, Child Care Licensing, Foster Care, Management Support, Prevention Programs and Youth Rehabilitation.

One of the prevention programs that Delaware offers is an early intervention program available to children from kindergarten to third grade, and their families. It attempts to deal with issues that are going on in the homes of these children to help improve their performance in school. Some of the services provided through this program include individual and family counseling, play therapy, child/parent support groups, social skills workshops for children and conflict resolution.
They even have an office of case management that oversees all the dependency cases, and a quality review unit that "…works to continuously improve the overall quality of work done on behalf of Delaware's children that are entrusted to DSCYF".
Something that I found very interesting was the Domestic Violence Advocate Pilot Program. This is an innovative program that aimed to support caseworkers and families, by providing a domestic violence advocate within the Division of Family Services.
These advocates were trained to deal with domestic violence situations, and could help families that were already affected by domestic violence, to help prevent re-victimization of the adults involved. You can read more here.
The first state appears to have it going on as far as foster care and youth services is concerned.