Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church turn the current “master narrative” about securing “permanency” for children on its head. That false narrative, pushed hardest by those who hate birth parents (and yes, that’s the right word) claims that only adoption guarantees a … Read More
Child Welfare
Federal and State Resources for Students Experiencing Homelessness
Daniel Espinoza, Michael Griffith, Dion Burns, and Patrick M. Shields Executive Summary Approximately 1.3 million public school students in the United States were identified as experiencing some form of homelessness in 2019–20. Due to their unstable living situations, students experiencing … Read More
Child Exploitation Resources for the K-12 Community
Protect children from exploitation by recognizing the risk factors and warning signs, knowing how to respond, and supporting students who have been victimized. Child exploitation can take many forms and affect young people of any background, demographic, or geographic location. … Read More
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Involved in Child Welfare Proceedings.
Children and youth are experts on their own lives, but often they are not engaged meaningfully in their own child welfare cases by court professionals. They frequently have little or no power over important aspects of their lives that are … Read More
Spotlight on the Title IV-E Prevention Program and the Family First Prevention Services Act
CBX edition highlights the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which was enacted to enhance support services for families to help children remain at home, reduce the unnecessary use of congregate care, and build the capacity of communities to support … Read More
Transforming Experience Through HOPE
Grounded in the work of the HOPE National Resource Center, this module builds understanding of how positive early experiences can set us on trajectories that promote health and well-being and result in good outcomes later in life. READ MORE
Social Media Gallery for Developmental Disabilities and Delays
To raise awareness around Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, the Children’s Bureau Learning & Coordination Center (CBLCC) has developed several captivating social media messages. Help to build awareness and engage the public! Download these resources (right-click, then “Save image as…”) to … Read More
Tools That Teach: What is Human Trafficking?
The Blue Campaign infographic resources will help you to answer the question, “What is Human Trafficking?” Please help to bring this crime out of the shadows by sharing these materials on social media. WATCH VIDEO
Barriers to Authentic Youth Engagement in Permanency Planning
The Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY) is a cooperative agreement, funded by the Children’s Bureau, which is charged with advancing child welfare programs and practice to ensure that children and youth in the child welfare … Read More
Webinar Features Intentional Approaches for Partnering With Individuals With Lived Experience in an Agency Setting
AdoptUSKids hosted a webinar, “Peer Support Matters: Strategies to Incorporate and Elevate Those With Lived Experience in Your Support of Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Families,” that provides strategies for agencies to intentionally include those with lived experience into their support programs. The … Read More