Tania had never met her niece, Naomi, when she found out the 4-year-old had been placed in foster care. A single mother with one adult son, Tania recently had accepted a promotion at work and was not anticipating raising another … Read More
Judges
How to Support a Kin-First Culture
Nationally, more than 2.4 million children are being raised by kin, relatives, or close family friends, without a parent in the household. According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) FY 2022 data, 34% of children … Read More
The Mediating Role of Hope in Linking Perceived Organization Support to Lower Job Burnout Among Child Welfare Professionals
Introduction Job burnout describes an employee’s experience of being exhausted and/or overwhelmed by the demands of their job (Maslach, 2003). Burnout is harmful to both employees and their employers, as burnout has been linked to greater turnover and poorer service … Read More
Final Rule & Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concern the Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards. These questions were collected during two Network webinars and through technical assistance requests. The Kin-Specific Standards are the only national model of such standards and were developed to … Read More
Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking: A Project Snapshot
In 2021, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) received funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) to provide training and technical assistance to four grantee sites separately funded under the … Read More
TPR Issue Spotter
The TPR Issue Spotter is designed to assist attorneys challenging the termination of parental rights (TPR) by highlighting significant state Supreme Court and appellate decisions that have upheld parental rights. It is not comprehensive but focuses on cases that exemplify … Read More
Military Families and the Courts – Bench Card Resource Packet
Families and couples with active-duty service members live in every community across the country, and not just in locations with military installations nearby. By virtue of their military connection and employment, active-duty personnel have unique priorities, resources, rights, constraints, and … Read More
Trauma-Informed Courtroom Practices: A Bench Card for Judges
The National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), in partnership with OurFamilyWizard, has released Trauma-Informed Courtroom Practices: A Bench Card for Judges, designed to support judges in making informed decisions when working with children and families affected by trauma. READ MORE
Using DNA to Reunify Families Separated by Disasters
Literatures Salient to the Experiences of Children Separated from Their Families During Disasters In disasters (defined as events that overwhelm existing infrastructure to adequately respond), children are at risk of family separations, which are harmful to the health of both … Read More
High Turnover Exacerbates Staffing Needs at Louisiana’s Child Welfare Agency, Audit Finds
An analysis of the state’s child welfare staffing needs found Louisiana is short by at least 129 workers, though a member of Gov. Jeff Landry’s cabinet says the number doesn’t take into account certain factors. At the request of state … Read More