Analysis From a State-By-State Survey of Kinship Care Policies UNDERSTANDING KINSHIP CARE Kinship care is a critical resource for children and youth who come to the attention of the child welfare system. Kin caregiving has grown significantly over the past … Read More
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WHAT YOUNG LEADERS WANT — AND DON’T WANT —FROM OLDER ALLIES
America today is one of the most age-diverse societies in history. Sadly, it is also one of the most age segregated, with older and younger people’s paths rarely crossing outside of families. The combination of age diversity and age segregation … Read More
Play for All Ages: Designing Intergenerational Spaces That Build Connections and Encourage Learning
This webinar featured presentations by Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor of Psychology at Temple University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, and Stephanie Firestone, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor with AARP International.
Color-Brave Caregiver Framework
Embrace Race, a community of parents, professionals, and other caring adults working together to address the racial challenges faced by today’s youth, recently introduced its Color-Brave Caregiver Framework, a tool that provides caregivers with guidance essential to raising children who are … Read More
Understanding Racism’s Impact on Child Development: Working Toward Fairness of Place in the United States
Our panel of experts across various fields brings their latest research, exploring how racism gets “under the skin” to impact children’s development as well as contributes to unequal access to opportunity in the places where children live, grow, play, and … Read More
New Learning Community on Safe and Effective LGBTQ+ Data Collection
A new learning community, hosted by the National SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression) Center and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, focuses on the safe and effective collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data. … 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
2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide
Child Abuse Prevention Month and Year-round Guidance Access the 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide any time online! Explore the innovative strategies that champion inclusivity, tackle racial equity, and address systemic factors affecting families. Read about the impacts organizations across the nation … Read More
Child Abuse Prevention Month Outreach Toolkit 2024
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: April 2024 Whether by proclamation, through social media, with graphics, or through other means, spreading the word about child abuse prevention lets your community know they can take action to strengthen families and help them … Read More
