What are some effective strategies for achieving permanency?
All children deserve to grow up in a loving, permanent family. This brief identifies strategies to achieve timely permanency.
Permanency
Supporting Sustained Permanency Webinar
This webinar series will provide constituents’ perspectives and jurisdictional approaches on sustaining permanency, information on re-entry rates, funding opportunities and practical recommendations to support sustained permanency. The webinar will be offered in two parts on June 7 and June 28.
What are some examples of evidence-informed practices to keep children safe and promote permanency?
This packet provides information about evidence-informed programs that aim to keep children safe and families together.
Guardianship Assistance Policy and Implementation: A National Analysis of Federal and State Policies and Programs
Interviews with state guardianship experts and a policy analysis reveal variations in state subsidy rates and strategies for effective use of guardianship as a permanency option.
Implementing Evidence-Based Child Welfare: The New York City Experience
This report describes the New York City Administration for Children’s Services experience incorporating 11 evidence-based and evidence-informed practice models into its continuum of preventive services.
Supporting Lifelong Families: Steps Child Welfare Agencies Can Take to Prevent Children From Re-entering Foster Care
This action plan highlights the actions child welfare leaders can take to reduce re-entries into foster care and support long-term permanency.
Supporting Lifelong Families: Ensuring Long-Lasting Permanency and Well-Being
This research brief addresses re-entries into foster care, relevant programs and services, and recommendations for supporting long-term permanency.
Adoption lets Nebraska family grow with joy
The Christensens adopted their daughter as an older foster youth, an age group highlighted this year as part of National Adoption Month.
National Reunification Month celebrates bringing families together
June is a time to recognize the people and efforts that make it possible for families to safely stay together.
Dr. William C. Bell elected to National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association Board of Trustees
Dr. Bell brings more than 35 years of experience in human services and child welfare to the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association.