What are some screening and assessment tools that help support children’s well-being?
This information packet aids in selecting screening and assessment tools that support child well-being and informs case decision-making.
Permanency
What are some strategies for finding and keeping resource families?
Explore effective strategies that child protection agencies can use to recruit and retain traditional and therapeutic resource families.
How have some child protection agencies recruited and retained resource families?
Learn how New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Washington state have recruited and retained resource families.
What are family-based placements?
Learn about a range of family-based placement settings that are tailored to the needs of the child being placed in foster care.
What are some evidence-based programs that help promote safety, permanency, and well-being?
This information packet provides information about evidence-informed programs that aim to keep children safe and families together.
Do Infant-Toddler Court Teams impact permanency outcomes for families?
Learn from a study that compares permanency outcomes for families with and without Infant-Toddler Court Team involvement.
Can trauma symptoms predict placement instability?
Learn from a study that examines the relationship between trauma screening and the likelihood of multiple foster care placements.
What strategies facilitate safe family reunification?
Explore strategies that promote timely permanency for children in foster care, with a focus on family reunification.
Why is it imperative to minimize children’s time away from family?
Learn why minimizing time children spend away from family and implementing timely permanency strategies are critical to child well-being.
What are some examples of effective family search and engagement?
Learn about effective family search and engagement strategies for locating relatives and fictive kin for children in out-of-home care.