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Caring for a Child Impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Data / Research
This resource is designed to provide information about how drinking alcohol during pregnancy can affect children. It also provides kin caregivers with tips for raising children who were exposed to... (Read more)
Kinship

Tip Sheet- African American Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive through Connection to Family and Culture

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Implementation Strategies
This resource is designed as a quick reference tool for kinship care service providers and advocates, meant to help them design and provide culturally sensitive services to grandfamilies and kinship... (Read more)
Kinship

Let’s Talk About It: Supporting Grandfamilies’ Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Webinar

Presentation/Webinar
On September 12, 2022, Generations United and our partner Humana hosted a webinar in conjunction with Grandparents Day, Let’s Talk About It: Supporting Grandfamilies’ Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being While... (Read more)
Kinship

Equity and Inclusion When Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

Presentation/Webinar
Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
A significant body of research has documented the overrepresentation of certain groups, particularly Black and American Indian/Alaska Native children and families, in the child welfare system relative to their representation... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General
Kinship

NEW ADDITIONS to the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse

News
The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse is excited to announce several additions to the working list of programs and services planned for systematic review. The following programs and services have... (Read more)
Overview / General

Spotlight on Reunification

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Presentation/Webinar
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Guidance
Implementation Strategies
News
This issue of CBX (June 2023) highlights reunification and the importance of supporting families as they work toward their reunification goals. Read a message from Associate Commissioner Aysha E. Schomburg... (Read more)
Overview / General
Evidence-Based Practice
Kinship

Child maltreatment prevention interventions for Latinx immigrant populations: a systematic review

Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
A growing population of immigrant children and families to the U.S. from Latin American countries requires consideration of their unique historical, sociocultural, and linguistic contexts in child abuse and neglect... (Read more)
Overview / General

2022 Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing Parents and Children in Child Welfare Cases

Advocacy Tools
As part of the ongoing commitment to elevate the practice of law in child welfare cases, the Children’s Commission is pleased to share this Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing Parents... (Read more)
Courts

Tip Sheet- Latino Grandfamilies: Helping Latino Children Thrive through Connection to Culture and Family

Data / Research
This resource is designed as a quick reference tool for practitioners – including social workers, government and nonprofit workers, and community leaders working with grandfamilies and kinship families who identify... (Read more)
Kinship

Joint Letter Regarding the Assignment of Rights to Child Support for Children in Foster Care

Guidance
This a joint letter from The Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Children’s Bureau (CB) and Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) on the Policy Guidance regarding Child Support from... (Read more)
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American Academy of Pediatrics American Bar Association American Public Human Services Association Annie E. Casey Foundation Birth Parent National Network Casey Family Programs Chapin Hall Child Focus Children's Defense Fund Children's Trust Fund Alliance Child Trends Family Centered Treatment Foundation Family Focused Treatment Association Federal HHS/ACYF/CB Foster Care Alumni of America FosterClub Generations United Juvenile Law Center Mathematica National Association of Counsel for Children National Conference of State Legislatures National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Council on Crime & Deliquency National Governors Association National Indian Child Welfare Association Other Public Consulting Group Senate / Congress Within Our Reach Youth Villages

Topics

Adoption Assistance Child Fatalities Courts COVID-19 Evidence-Based Practice Interstate Placement / NEICE Juvenile Justice Kinship Older Youth / Chafee Overview / General Pregnant & Parenting Prevention QRTP / Congregate Care

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Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
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