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

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)

Published Jun 20, 2023

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

Published Jun 20, 2023

Episode 52: Creating a Family First Prevention Plan - Washington, D.C.

"We are the child welfare agency, but we are not the child welfare system. That takes all of our partners, all of our citywide efforts and social services agencies to... (Read more)

Published Jun 20, 2023

Equity and Inclusion When Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

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)

Published Jun 20, 2023

NEW ADDITIONS to the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse

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)

Published Jun 20, 2023

Spotlight on Reunification

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)

Published Jun 20, 2023

NCSL Town Hall: National Foster Care Month

National Foster Care Month, recognized every year in May, is an opportunity to raise awareness about the children and youth who enter the foster care system, as well as their... (Read more)

Published Jun 12, 2023

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

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)

Published Jun 12, 2023

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

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)

Published Jun 12, 2023

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

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)

Published Jun 12, 2023