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Resource Collection Supports Healthy AI/AN Families and Communities

A new publication from the Capacity Building Center for Tribes presents a collection of resources designed to improve the safety, permanency, and recovery outcomes for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and families experiencing domestic violence and substance use and the communities in … Read More

Supporting a Positive Racial Identity for Black, Indigenous, and Other Children of Color in Transracial Placements with White Parents

Part 1: Setting the stage This guide is designed to help parent group leaders facilitate discussions with their groups about their responsibilities as they parent children of color. These discussions will specifically help white parents and caregivers understand their critical … Read More

KIDS IN CARE: Unaccompanied Children in Federal Government Custody

When established in 2003, the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services cared for roughly 6,000 children in thirteen facilities. Twenty years later, ORR’s program has grown to over 240 facilities and programs spread across 23 states. … Read More

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS K-12 Education Support for Kinship and Grandfamilies

About 2.5 million children across the United States are being raised in grandfamilies,1 families in which grandparents, other adult relatives, or close family friends are raising children with no parents in the home. These are also known as kinship families, … Read More

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BROKEN PROMISES: FUTURES DENIED

WHAT’S IN THIS BOOK? This report shines a light on the harsh, harmful practices Juvenile Law Center youth advocates have experienced in placement facilities in Pennsylvania as well as their recommendations for change. The first edition of this publication, Broken … Read More

Advancing the Key Elements of Whole Child Health: State Case Studies and Policy Recommendations

Introduction This report, written by members of the Whole Child Health Alliance and informed by more than 30 interviews, includes case studies of three states — North Carolina, Massachusetts and Washington — that have designed and begun to implement the … Read More

Human Trafficking Response Guide for The Hospitality Industry

ABOUT THIS GUIDE As a hospitality industry professional, you are in a unique position to recognize and report potential human trafficking violations. You play an important role because you regularly interact with guests and the greater public in general. You … Read More

“Unto the Third Generation” Revisited: The Impact of a National Plan to End Child Abuse in The United States within Three Generations

David Chadwick was “an international pioneer in identifying, treating and preventing child abuse and a recognized expert in the field who started a movement” which included a call to end child abuse. Led by Dr. Chadwick, San Diego’s Children’s Hospital … Read More

What They Are Saying: Child Welfare Reauthorization Delivers First-In-A-Generation Wins for Parents and Families

After an extensive year-long review of child welfare programs in Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, the Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed a bipartisan reauthorization and reform package for child welfare programs. The Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act … Read More

Five Things About Youth and Delinquency

Research and data on youth and delinquency is critical for identifying opportunities and developing strategies to support positive development through prevention and intervention. Responses to youth misbehavior by youth-serving systems — including education, child welfare, behavioral health, and justice systems … Read More