Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church turn the current “master narrative” about securing “permanency” for children on its head. That false narrative, pushed hardest by those who hate birth parents (and yes, that’s the right word) claims that only adoption guarantees a … Read More
Parents
Assessing Trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native Parents as an ICWA Active Effort
Lucero, N. M., Bussey, M., & Carver-Roberts, T. (2021). Assessing trauma in American Indian/Alaska Native parents as an ICWA active effort. Child Welfare 98(5),1-26. This article examines the correlation between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) parents who are involved in ICWA … Read More
Parent & Practitioner Newsletter – Summer 2020
The FRIENDS National Center for CBCAP is excited to share the latest edition of the Parents & Practitioners Summer 2020 Newsletter. The theme of this edition is preventing child neglect and the newsletter is available in both English and Spanish. … Read More
System Review 2019-01: Enhanced Response: Restraining and Secluding Children [New Hampshire]
New Hampshire Office of the Child Advocate . Through the lens of child welfare there are layers of safety nets employed to ensure parents are doing what they need to do to keep children safe. At school, recreation programs, churches, and … Read More
Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five
This resource provides thoughts and guidelines for talking about these complex issues of racism and equality in age-appropriate ways with children aged two to five years of age. These are difficult and uncomfortable discussions for which there is no recipe. … Read More
Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five
This resource provides thoughts and guidelines for talking about these complex issues of racism and equality in age-appropriate ways with children aged two to five years of age. These are difficult and uncomfortable discussions for which there is no recipe. … Read More
Communicating with Birth Parents
Discussing the importance of communication between the team that supports children in out-of-home care. CLICK HERE
System Review 2019-01: Enhanced Response: Restraining and Secluding Children [New Hampshire]
Through the lens of child welfare there are layers of safety nets employed to ensure parents are doing what they need to do to keep children safe. At school, recreation programs, churches, and all the community intersections a child encounters, … Read More