Defining Kinship Diversion Many families rely on kin — relatives and close family friends — to provide support in times of crisis or when a parent may need extra help. It is common for kin to step in to provide … Read More
Caregivers
2024 Report to Congress Progress Report: Federal Implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Supporting Family Caregivers: Addressing a Critical — and Growing — Public Health Issue The need for a robust, coordinated approach to supporting family caregivers has never been greater . Each year, at least 53 million people1 provide informal, usually unpaid, … Read More
FAMILY JUSTICE JOURNAL
INTRODUCTION In January, as I finished giving testimony in our state legislature, the chair of the committee spoke up. She knew the dependency case involving my grandson had just ended. “Congratulations,” she said, “on finalizing the adoption of your grandson.” … Read More
Navigating Foster Care: How Parental Drug Use and Caregiver Attitudes Shape Children’s Mentalization Processes—an Exploratory Longitudinal Follow-up Study
Introduction Foster care is government-subsidized and -regulated temporary care for children who have been removed from their families for reasons of abuse and neglect. Children can be placed either in family or residential care. While family foster care includes arrangements … Read More
Resource Guide for Kinship/Grandfamily Providers
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers provides a roadmap for organizations and agencies to better support kin/grandfamily caregivers and the children they raise. Kin caregivers, also called grandfamily caregivers, are grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends raising children as … Read More
Voices of Parent Leaders
Sharing the Journey Sharing the Journey: Voices of Parent Leaders was created by the parent leaders of the FRIENDS National Center Parent Advisory Council (PAC) who work in their communities and nationally to help family support and child abuse prevention practitioners and … Read More
iFoster Supports New Actions to Support Children and Families in Foster Care
These regulations address several aspects of the 7 key areas identified in iFoster’s Lived Experience Guide to Fixing Foster Care 2023 “These regulations address several aspects of the 7 key areas identified by the foster care community in iFoster’s Lived … Read More
2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Actions for States, Communities, and Others Introduction & Purpose This document is a component of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (Strategy), which was developed by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Act Family Caregiving Advisory … Read More
Child Welfare: HHS Is Taking Steps to Help States Support Relative Caregivers with Evidence-Based Programs
When parents can’t care for their children, relatives often step in as caregivers. To help these caregivers, states can access federal matching funds if they operate programs Health and Human Services determines to be evidence based. This requires states to … Read More
Using a Structured Learning Process to Strengthen Two-Generation Service Delivery
Introduction Two-generation initiatives intentionally combine intensive, high quality adult-focused services with intensive, high quality child-focused programs to improve outcomes for children, primary caregivers, and families. The goal of integrating services for primary caregivers and their children is to achieve better … Read More