How have states implemented parental rights restoration and reinstatement?
Parental rights restoration is an option for some youth when parents have addressed the issues that led to the termination of their rights.
Policy
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.
Effective investments: Title IV-E waiver projects
Title IV-E waiver projects demonstrate effective interventions, not just foster care.
Roundtable on the Utilization of Research in Child Welfare Video
This 8-minute video and companion research brief highlight some of the conversations around how to increase the use of research evidence in child welfare.
Strategies to Promote Research Use in Child Welfare
This research brief highlights the gap between research and practice in child welfare and identifies potential opportunities to increase use of research in the field.
Addressing Unaddressed Needs: Helping Agencies Target Services to Children and Caregivers in Child Welfare
Children and caregivers in the child welfare system have a high degree of unmet service needs.
Assembling the Pieces: Research, Policy, and Practice in Child Welfare
This research brief was developed to advance discussions of what it takes to make valuable research use commonplace and offer concrete strategies for doing so.
Investing in Hope: Signature Report 2016
Our 2016 signature report marks Casey Family Programs’ 50th anniversary and reflects on the urgent need for a collective effort to build Communities of Hope.
Foster care youth head to nation’s capital for Shadow Day program
Nearly 100 foster care youth and alumni will shadow members of Congress and share their experiences in the child welfare system.
7 to 1: federal investments in child welfare
Transforming child welfare begins with more effective investments.