FRIENDS National Center has updated their Online Learning Center Course on protective factors. The course includes an overview of protective factors, defines specific family protective factors, details strategies for promoting family wellbeing, and considers community conditions that promote family strength. The course presents … Read More
Child Welfare
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
Generations United with support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, created the following brief, national comparison chart, and state-specific charts that focus on adoption and guardianship for children in kinship foster care so that these children can exit foster … Read More
Louisiana DCFS Strategic Plan FY24 to FY28
This report presents the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) strategic plan for providing child welfare services from Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 through FY 2027-2028. An introduction discusses the vision, mission, values, and goals of DCFS, and reviews … Read More
The Attorney Manual to Guide Representation of Children Victimized by the Online Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
This Manual was created as a joint project between the National Center for Missing &Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the generous pro bono support of Jones Day. The Manual isintended to be used both as a resource guide for attorneys experienced … Read More
Social Media Tips for Foster Youth, Foster Parents and Child Welfare Workers
2022 – Child Welfare Information Gateway This factsheet briefly describes the advantages and challenges youth in foster care may encounter when using social media. Issues that should be considered and tips for handling issues are also offered. URL: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/smtips-youth/PDF: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/smtips_youth.pdf … Read More
Standardizing Care for Clients Impacted by Human Trafficking
Released January 9, 2023 Link to full article and resources January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month Visit disclaimer page, an opportunity to raise awareness on how we can all prevent and respond to human trafficking. Our theme for Human Trafficking Prevention … Read More
National Compendium of Trauma-Responsive Policies and Programs
Pathways to Resilience is pleased to announce the release their first major publication, a National Compendium of Trauma-Responsive Policies and Programs. The compendium summarizes a wide range of interventions, policies, programs, and governing bodies that states and communities are leveraging to prevent … Read More
New Racial Equity Tip Sheets – Connecting Family and Culture
With support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Generations United is pleased to share a new series of tip sheets to accompany our racial equity toolkits. These tools are designed to help professionals serving grandfamilies to provide culturally appropriate services.
Juvenile Law Center Launches Digital Youth Advocacy Toolkit
Juvenile Law Center – December 20, 2022 Today Juvenile Law Center launched a Digital Youth Advocacy Toolkit based on a prior report entitled Building the Field of Ethical, Authentic, and Youth-led Advocacy: Key Components of a Youth Advocacy Program. The … Read More
Temporary Child-Welfare Placements Target Nonwhite Children Disproportionately
Rutgers Today – December 21, 2022 Nationwide, children who are removed from their homes by child protective services for fewer than 30 days are overwhelmingly Asian American, Black or Native American, raising questions about the impartiality of states’ child welfare … Read More