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  1. Child Welfare

Child Welfare

Resource: Court Improvement Programs: Collaboration Between Child Welfare Agencies and Legal and Judicial Communities

This fact sheet (PDF, 14 pages) describes the Court Improvement Program and focuses on collaboration and relationship building between legal and judicial communities and child welfare agencies. This fact sheet provides several examples of successful and promising approaches. Learn more. 

Resource: Protecting Access to Education for Unaccompanied Children

This fact sheet (PDF, 3 pages) highlights specific access to education challenges faced by unaccompanied children. This fact sheet explains where individuals caring for unaccompanied children can go for help and outlines public schools’ responsibilities to serve unaccompanied children under Federal civil rights laws. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages).  ...

Resource: Working with Military Families as They Pursue Adoption of Children and Youth

This bulletin provides an overview of how military families can meet the needs of children and youth eligible for adoption. This bulletin also addresses the unique adoption concerns facing military families, such as permanent change of station orders and deployment overseas during the adoption process. Adoption professionals can use this ...

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Report: Preliminary FY 2021 Estimates

This report (PDF, 6 pages) provides preliminary estimates of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data for 2021. Learn more. 

Resource: Health-Care Coverage for Children and Youth in Foster Care — and After

This brief reviews the eligibility pathways that enable young people in foster care to receive Medicaid or other health-care coverage and includes resources to help young people understand their health-care options. It also provides resources for child welfare agencies to assist children, youth, and families in accessing health-care services, including ...

Resource: New Efforts to Combat Exploitative Child Labor

As the challenge of child labor exploitation — particularly of migrant children — increases nationwide, the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services are announcing the following actions to increase their efforts to thoroughly vet sponsors of migrant children, investigate child labor violations, and hold the companies accountable: A DOL-led ...

Resource: Reunification

This podcast episode focuses on the current reality of reunification across the public child welfare system. The episode features a conversation among child welfare professionals, members of the American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law, the Children’s Bureau, and a foster care alumnus. Discussion topics include the ...

Resource: Forensic Interviewing: A Primer for Child Welfare Professionals

This fact sheet (PDF, 9 pages) provides child welfare professionals with a brief overview of forensic interviewing so they can better understand how such interviews affect their practice with children and families. Learn more. 

Resource: Separating Poverty from Neglect in Child Welfare

This publication (PDF, 12 pages) explores existing research on the overlap among families experiencing poverty and those reported to the child welfare system for neglect. The brief explores the societal context within which both poverty and neglect exist and provides effective strategies for preventing and addressing both poverty and neglect. ...

Resource: Working with American Indian Children and Families in Adoption

This webpage provides resources and information on Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) requirements, adoptions, and customary adoptions within American Indian communities. Learn more. 
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