The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 4) ordered all judges in the state to undergo training on running “trauma-informed courts” and learning best practices for domestic violence cases. The order, effective immediately, requires Louisiana judges to attend a one-hour … Read More
Safety Permanency & Well-being
Incorporating Early Educators’ Experience Into Career Pathways
Several states are looking to revise their Early Care and Education (ECE) career pathways to make them more accessible and competency-based. Field experience is one route for educators to gain competencies, but few states include experience as a qualification for … Read More
2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book Interactive
This year’s KIDS COUNT Data Book presents a picture of child well-being as the nation recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparisons are made between 2019 and 2023 where possible. During this time, six indicators worsened, while three stayed the same and seven … Read More
Judge’s Action Alert: Using the Family First Prevention Services Act to Strengthen Reasonable Efforts Determinations
This judge’s action alert highlights:– how reasonable efforts findings support children and families in the child welfare system.– how the Family First Act strengthens judges’ reasonable efforts findings.– how to use the Family First Act to strengthen reasonable efforts to … Read More
Children’s Rate of Entry Into Foster Care Has Declined Over Time
A new Child Trends analysis has found a decrease in the rate of foster care entries, from 3.5 per 1,000 children entering care in 2018 to only 2.9 per 1,000 children entering care in 2021. The Family First Prevention Services … Read More
Equipping Kinship Caregivers For Success
When young people must enter foster care, kinship placements with relatives or close family friends can provide a sense of continuity: connections to history, culture and community. While these placements offer many benefits, they come with unique challenges as caregivers quickly … Read More
Gen z Characteristics: Who They are & What Defines Gen z
What is Generation Z? Generation Z has emerged as a population increasingly worthy of attention, especially now as its older members are in their 20s and have become a politically engaged force in recent elections. Born after 1996, Generation Zers made up one-tenth of the 2020 electorate and … Read More
Caregiving:HHS Should Clarify When Youth May Qualify for Support Services
What GAO Found National data on individuals who care for family members can provide insights into the population of caregivers, but the surveys GAO identified do not allow for accurate estimates of minors who provide informal, often unpaid care to … Read More
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Each April, during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we highlight the resilience of families and uplift the vital work being done across the country to keep children safe and families together. In alignment with the Children’s Bureau’s 24th National Conference … Read More
Highlights From a Decade of the Center’s Research on Supports for Economic Self-sufficiency Among Latino Families With Children
Since 2013, the investigators and collaborators of the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (the Center) have produced research that describes the demographic characteristics of Latino families in households with low incomes, along with their strengths, their economic … Read More