What are kinship navigator programs?
Learn about the key elements of kinship navigator programs, jurisdictional examples, and evaluation outcomes.
We believe that every child deserves a safe and permanent family. Leaders from the field routinely ask questions about how to support practices and policies that strengthen permanency outcomes and reduce re-entries into care. The documents featured here reflect responses to inquiries about best practices for helping children safely return to permanent, loving homes and remain there.
Learn about the key elements of kinship navigator programs, jurisdictional examples, and evaluation outcomes.
Learn about the impact of substance use disorder on families, and some strategies and policies to improve outcomes for those affected by it.
Explore the importance of placement stability for youth in care and the factors that can affect it.
Explore the promising approaches that have demonstrated a positive impact in improving placement stability.
Explore our Questions from the Field resources related to engaging people with lived expertise.
Explore our Questions from the Field resources related to prioritizing kinship placements.
Learn how child protection agencies can support children whose parent or primary caregiver is incarcerated.
Explore strategies for supporting relationships and visits between children in out-of-home care and parents who are incarcerated.
This Q&A explores how Rise, a parent-led organization in New York City, works to influence and make changes to the child welfare system.
Learn findings from a study that analyzed permanency and equity outcome data for families that received kinship navigation services.
Explore how analyzing hotline data can inform and improve practice, aid in prevention efforts, and connect families to resources.
Learn how using demographic data can address inequities in child welfare and help to tailor and improve services.
Learn how two specialized programs are collaborating to support young children with complex developmental and behavioral health needs.
Learn how the Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting program can generate positive outcomes as it offers support to new mothers.
Community curator Corey Best describes how Broward County, Fla., works with the community to advance racial justice in child welfare.
Findings from a research study show race-based differences in the rates of involvement in child maltreatment investigations.
Findings from a study show alternative response assignments for child neglect differ based on a family’s race and income level.
Discover how the SafeCare home visiting program effectively supports positive parenting practices and reduces incidents of maltreatment.
Examine how raising awareness for families about their legal rights and services is part of the legal advocacy continuum.
Examine how high-quality legal representation for parents in family court is beneficial as part of the legal advocacy continuum.