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Examines the negative impact of ACEs and the connection to historical trauma. Notes that participation in indigenous practices, family support, and social connectedness can contribute to the resilience needed to cope with the adverse impact of ACEs.

Explores the differences between ACEs, trauma, and toxic stress and the impact each has on a child’s physical and mental health.

Provides information on the theory of change, services offered, staffing, budget, evaluation, and more for Alabama’s post-adoption support program.

Offers free training that includes both foundational material and advanced content tailored for direct service professionals who work with LGBTQ+ children, youth and families. Includes both a Training of Facilitators program to build an agency’s internal training capacity and a three-part, customizable Training Series for which All Children-All Families’ team of Expert Trainers provide training for agency staff. Offers link to request participation.

Presents action steps that can be applied within each of the core functions of the CQI process along with a set of cross-cutting strategies that support applying a racial equity lens at any stage of the process.

Outlines the research and evaluation requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 and highlights next steps for state agencies, legislators, and researchers to achieve the Family First Act’s goals of preventing foster care entry. Provides an opportunity for those seeking to support adoptive or guardianship families whose children are at risk of foster care entry or re-entry to understand this funding stream’s requirements for evidence.

Focuses on the ways that developmental science points to changes that could improve the child welfare system and better support the children, families and communities that it serves. Recommendations and observations in this article apply to children and youth of all ages, from birth through adolescence and young adulthood.

Describes a promising trauma training curriculum for foster parents and kinship caregivers—ARC Reflections—and presents findings from an implementation evaluation conducted in five counties in North Carolina. Presents lessons learned from the evaluation and implications for future implementation and scale-up of ARC Reflections.

Examines guardianship as a legal option for children in foster care when going back to their birth parents or getting adopted is not possible or the right fit. The fact sheet includes information on how child welfare professionals can help caregivers navigate guardianship, navigate boundaries with birth parents, and the impacts that guardianship may have on the families lives.

Describes the benefits of conducting an assessment of families’ needs and describes common approaches to doing so.