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Provides child welfare professionals with the steps for building the case, some elements to consider during the process and an example of how this effort might look for a site. The second resource, Funding Sources for Post-Permanency Services, explores some of the most common options that states can use to fund post-permanency programs, outlining the strengths and challenges inherent in each. This article is intended to provide a general overview of the different funding sources that states might consider when looking to fund a post-permanency program. Building a Strong Case for Funding Enhanced Post-Permanency Services Funding Sources for Post-Permanency Services [...]

Discusses how relationships provide the safety, stability and connection that help to mitigate early childhood trauma and compromised attachments. Sites can use this article’s strategies to assist families increase their primary, community and professional resources that create a therapeutic web for the child. Introduction to the Resource Watch the video below for an overview of the resource or click on the button to access the article directly.        

Explains the need for adoption-competent services and presents the findings of a study of the NTI training, which saw significant increases in participants’ knowledge gains across the modules.

Discusses the importance of building strong partnerships and coalitions to support kinship caregivers-relatives and close family friends who raise children when parents are unable to do so. This article emphasizes the need for trust, clear goals, and inclusivity in collaboration efforts to ensure kinship families receive essential resources. The article underscores how collective action among service organizations strengthens support systems for kinship families, ensuring their long-term stability and well-being.

Emphasizes the mental health and emotional well-being of grandfamilies, bringing attention to mental health challenges prevalent in children, caregivers and birth parents pre- and post-permanency. This report provides innovative solutions and resources to strengthen support for these families while offering policy and program recommendations for child welfare professionals.

Helps agencies offer a 12- to 16-hour curriculum designed to help caregivers understand trauma and its effects, see behaviors as symptoms of trauma, and learn how best to respond to children who have experienced trauma. Offers practical ideas to enable parents and caregivers to become trauma-informed and trauma-responsive—and thus to help children and youth heal and thrive.

Provides an overview of how Catawba County planned to implement Reach for Success, which is a structured early-outreach program designed to identify adoptive families who might be at higher risk for post-permanency discontinuity and may benefit from Success Coach post-adoption services.

Provides introductory information on brain development and how it may be affected by abuse and neglect, including the resulting emotional, mental, and behavioral impacts. Describes the implications and considerations for child welfare practice, such as prevention; early intervention; and working with caregivers, including parents, kin caregivers, foster parents, and others.

Describes causes of burnout and offer tips for leaders to help reduce the risks for their staff.

Provides numerous resources related to Child Trends’ 12th edition of its national survey of child welfare agency expenditures. Includes a detailed report, as well as an executive summary and state-level data, plus deeper dives into each funding stream.