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The following new or updated publications and resources are now available from Child Welfare Information Gateway. Use the links listed below, or contact us to request a print copy, if available.
May Is National Foster Care Month
National Foster Care Month is a time to acknowledge the 463,000 American children and youth in foster care and the family members, foster parents, volunteers, mentors, child welfare professionals, and policymakers who help them find permanent homes and connections. Visit Information Gateway’s National Foster Care Month website and find:
Resources about partnering with youth, kin, foster parents, and community members and within child welfare agencies to help youth achieve permanency
Information related to foster care and permanency from the Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network
Personal stories and photos from the Children’s Bureau Adoption Opportunity grantees of youth and families who have successfully achieved permanence
Links to digital stories from the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections about youth and child welfare workers’ experiences and perspectives
www.childwelfare.gov/fostercaremonth
What’s New
Supervising Child Welfare Services Web Section
Effective supervision enhances staff performance and retention, and can lead to improved outcomes for children and families. Find resources on many aspects of supervision, including clinical and administrative supervision, improving staff performance and retention through supervision, data management, supervisory development, tools, and more.
www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/mgmt_supervision
Laws Related to Adoption Web Section
Adoption is regulated by State laws that comply with Federal requirements, and these laws vary from State to State. This section provides resources on laws that apply to both domestic and intercountry adoption.
www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws
For Pregnant Women, Expectant Fathers, and Birth Parents Web Section
Use the information in this section to help pregnant women, expectant fathers, and birth parents make decisions about adoption. Legal considerations are included.
www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/birth/for
Accountability in Child Welfare
The latest issue of A Closer Look focuses on accountability is now available online. A Closer Look is a series of short reports from the National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care that spotlights issues addressed by public child welfare agencies and their partners in implementing systems of care approaches.
www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/acloserlook/accountability
Syntheses of Site Visit Reports on Discretionary Grant Outcomes and Lessons Learned
The Children’s Bureau has developed syntheses of knowledge gained from site visits to specific grant clusters funded under a single program announcement. The first synthesis of site visit reports, Field Initiated Training Projects for Effective Child Welfare Practice With Hispanic Children and Families, is now available on the Information Gateway website. Four grants were awarded to universities in States with large Hispanic/Latino populations.
www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/funding/funding_sources/hispanic.cfm
In This Month’s CBX
National Foster Care Month, with its “Partnering With Families and Youth to Achieve Permanency” message, is the spotlight topic in the May issue of Children’s Bureau Express (CBX). Four articles focus on CB-funded Adoption Opportunities grantees and their work with youth. Other articles link to information on the Family to Family initiative and placement stability.
CBX covers news, issues, and trends of interest to professionals and policymakers in the interrelated fields of child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov
Subscribe to CBX at www.childwelfare.gov/admin/subscribe
Did You Know?
Finding Information and Resources on Achieving and Maintaining Permanency
The Information Gateway website has a section devoted to achieving and maintaining permanency, with resources to support professionals in ensuring a legally permanent, nurturing family for every child in out-of-home care through family reunification, adoption from foster care, guardianship, and permanent placements with relatives. The section includes information on legal and court issues, preparing and supporting children and youth, interjurisdictional placements, postpermanency services, and special issues in achieving permanency for older youth, children from minority groups, and children with disabilities.
www.childwelfare.gov/permanency
Connect With Information Gateway on Facebook
Child Welfare Information Gateway is on Facebook. Visit our page to learn about the latest child welfare resources, news, and events. Become a fan today and start connecting with others in child welfare and related professions.
www.facebook.com/childwelfare
Contact Information
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Phone: 800.394.3366
Email: info@childwelfare.gov
Website: www.childwelfare.gov
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