How can child protection agencies promote and support joint sibling placements and adoptions?
Lived experts describe the benefits of placing siblings together and the negative consequences of keeping them apart.
Questions from the field
How does Success Coach support North Carolina families after permanency?
The Success Coach program offers flexible support to keep families together after permanency has been achieved.
What are examples of organizational initiatives that create a workplace culture around wellness?
Three jurisdictions have devised initiatives to help child welfare staff be at their healthy best when serving children and families.
How do individuals with lived experience of child welfare define permanency?
Lived experts offer insights on permanency and recommend strategies aimed at strengthening children’s connection to family.
What is the National START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Recovery Teams) Model?
Learn how the START model serves families dually affected by parental substance use disorder and involved in the child welfare system.
Can staff well-being impact the quality of services children and families receive?
A study draws the association between the wellness of child welfare staff and their ability to deliver quality professional practice.
How do family-based residential treatment programs help reduce substance use and improve child welfare outcomes?
When substance use disorder treatment programs recognize the importance of family, successful recovery and reunification often can follow.
How can child welfare systems better support transition-age youth in foster care?
Youth exiting foster care without permanency need continuous resources and other support to ease their successful transition into adulthood.
How has New York City’s approach to family services evolved?
The Administration for Children’s Services aims to address child safety by supporting families before a referral to child protection.
