How can birth and foster parent partnerships help families reunify?
Learn how a foster parent and parent partner worked together to wrap supports around a birth mother so she could reunify with her child.
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From Data to Practice: The Impact of Placement with Family on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being
This report confirms kinship care as a preferred option for children when they cannot stay with their biological parents.
How did New Jersey safely reduce the number of children in congregate care?
All children deserve to grow up in a home-based setting. Learn how New Jersey decreased congregate care usage by 45 percent.
Which home visiting programs are effective in reducing child maltreatment?
This information packet features five home visiting program models that have been found to be effective in reducing child maltreatment.
Why should child protection agencies become trauma-informed?
Youth in foster care have high rates of trauma exposure. A trauma-informed child protection system can mitigate trauma’s adverse effects.
How can an effective border agreement support timely placement with kin?
This bright spot describes how Georgia and Alabama created a border agreement to expedite placement of children with kin across state lines.
What are the elements of an effective hotline system?
Hotline systems provide the first contact between the public and the child protection agency; this strategy brief outlines key elements.