September 2022OPRE Report 2022-255Authors:Emily Putnam-Hornstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Children’s Data Network; Eunhye Ahn, Washington University in St. Louis, Children’s Data Network; and Rhema Vaithianathan, Auckland University of Technology, Children’s Data Network Jared Parrish and Robyn Husa, … Read More
Child Welfare
Family Integrity & Justice Quarterly
Why End Mandated Reporting by Dorothy E. Roberts In Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—And How Abolition CanBuild a Safer World, I argue that the U.S. child welfare system is part of a larger carceral regime,which … Read More
Behavioral Health Resources for Youth
Americans are facing mental health and substance use challenges at alarming rates. These conditions were already on the rise before the pandemic, but the toll of COVID-19 on people of all ages has been significant. Following President Biden’s State of the … Read More
Advances in Supporting Kinship Caregivers
Kinship care refers to the care of children by relatives or, in some jurisdictions, close family friends (often referred to as fictive kin). Relatives are the preferred resource for children who must be removed from their birth parents because it … Read More
Chart: “What do I do?” Trauma-Informed Support for Children
Check out this great guide from Echo to learn how you can give #traumainformed support to children: http://bit.ly/2Fi4PAg You’ve worked through the questions in our infographic “What Lies Beneath Behavior?” and instead of judging or punishing you’ve figured out the child is just … Read More
Qualifications and Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Need of Care – Reports Due January 31st
Since its enactment in 1974, CAPTA has required appointment of a “guardian ad litem” in “every case involving an abused or neglected child which results in a judicial proceeding.” States must meet this requirement, among others, in order to be … Read More
Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies
There are more than 2.5 million children in the U.S. growing up in “grandfamilies,” meaning they are being raised by relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, etc.) or close family friends without their parents in the home. Research shows grandfamilies are … Read More
A Research-Based Question and Answer Resource on Sex Trafficking for Youth-Supporting Professionals
This website answers common questions that youth-supporting professionals may have about sex trafficking, describes warning signs that a young person may be a sex trafficking survivor, and offers tips for starting conversations with young people who may be sex trafficking … Read More
SOAR Human Trafficking Training Framework
The SOAR framework is a trauma-informed, culturally and linguistically appropriate response to human trafficking. It provides a quick mental reference for professionals to keep how to help individuals who may have experienced trafficking. It is web-based self-study. Part 1: SOAR … Read More
ACF Releases Resources to Strengthen the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking
U.S. Administration for Children and Families – January 18, 2023 As part of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has released new resources to help state agencies and community providers strengthen the child welfare … Read More