Statement of relevance to a police audience The findings of this study have important implications for law enforcement officers who are exposed to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as part of their investigative work. The study identified several factors associated … Read More
Foster Care
Supporting the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth in Foster Care After Roe
Bodily autonomy—or the ability to make decisions about our bodies, health, and sexuality without policing or coercion by others—is essential to living a life with dignity, and yet, in this country, it is not guaranteed to all. The U.S. has … Read More
Kids and Teens Need Resilience
They can learn it—and we can help December 8, 2023 By: Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D. Read time: 8 min A few decades ago, I met a 6-year-old girl from Russia. For her privacy, I’ll call her K. I saw many Russian-born … Read More
Parents and Caregivers
Children do best in their families. Child welfare professionals’ authentic engagement and partnership with parents should be based on meeting them where they are and recognizing their strengths and resilience. Parents should be involved in case planning and decision-making, including … Read More
Expectant and Parenting Youth in Child Welfare
Navigating the child welfare system while expecting or raising a child can be challenging. Expectant and parenting youth in care have unique needs related to their physical, emotional, social, and financial health that require individualized support. Because of their involvement … Read More
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
The laws dictating how adoption and guardianship are granted, by which court, and what those options entail are developed at the state and tribal levels, so the intricacies for obtaining these legal relationships differ. The Brief The brief provides general … Read More
2023 State of Grandfamilies Report Release Event
Over 2.4 million children in the United States are living in grandfamilies. These are families where grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raising children because the children’s parents are unable to do so. The report aims to bring … Read More
ENGAGING PARENTS AND YOUTHS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE
MANAGING PARENT/YOUTH INVOLVEMENT Format for Involving Parents/Youths For Levels 3 (Involve) and 4 (Collaborate) parent/youth engagement, collaboratives must first decide whether to hold a “mixed participant” meeting that brings together both staff and parent/youth representatives, or a separate “parent/youth-only” meeting … Read More
Handbook of Standards and Procedures
Introduction This Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0 (Handbook Version 2.0) provides a detailed description of the standards used to identify and review programs and services for the Prevention Services Clearinghouse and the procedures followed by … Read More
FAMILY JUSTICE JOURNAL: The Need For Belonging
If we cared about the harm of separating children from their parents, we’d be far less likely to do it. If we were serious about ending racial disparity, we would see it decline sharply. The reality is there has been … Read More