American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity This toolkit, developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and Generations United, offers tips, practice, and policy recommendations for child welfare agencies … Read More
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Relatives Raising Children: Federal Support Helps, but Challenges Persist
Why This Matters In 2023, about 2.4 million children in the United States were raised by grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends because their parents were unable to care for them, according to the most recent data available. Reasons … 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
Predicting Maltreatment in Foster Homes: The Role of Child Welfare Agency Policies
Although maltreatment of children living in substitute care has significant negative consequences for both the children who experience it and for child welfare agencies, research examining this outcome is underdeveloped and has focused on a limited number of risk factors. … Read More
Kinship Legal Toolkit
Nearly 2.5 million children in the U.S. are growing up in kinship families being raised by relatives, or close family friends. Research is clear – when children can’t stay with their parents, they do best with kin. Kinship families offer greater stability … Read More
Louisiana Kinship Navigator
Introduction Kinship Care is the full-time care if children by relatives or others who have a kinship bond with a child and whose parents are not living in the home. You may be a grandparent, an aunt or uncle, sister … Read More
New Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies
Defining Kinship Diversion Many families rely on kin — relatives and close family friends — to provide support in times of crisis or when a parent may need extra help. It is common for kin to step in to provide … Read More
New Report Emphasizes Importance of Post-permanency Services
A recent report from the National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support, Post-Permanency Services: A Worthwhile Investment, emphasizes how critical postpermanency services are in promoting child well-being and long-term permanency for adoptive and guardianship families. The publication highlights key research findings on … Read More
November Is National Adoption Month
The 2024 National Adoption Month campaign website has launched on Child Welfare Information Gateway. This year’s theme, “Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds,” emphasizes the importance of uplifting and genuinely listening to the voices of children and youth who are adopted and … Read More
New Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies
FAMILY TIES: ANALYSIS FROM A STATE-BY-STATE SURVEY OF KINSHIP CARE POLICIES DEFINING KINSHIP DIVERSION Many families rely on kin — relatives and close family friends — to provide support in times of crisis or when a parent may need extra … Read More