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This factsheet (PDF, 5 pages) briefly discusses the benefits of social media for children and youth in foster care and provides tips for parents and caregivers who want to help them use social media safely. It also provides advice for foster parents on how to responsibly use their own social ...
This factsheet (PDF, 4 pages) briefly describes the advantages and challenges youth in foster care may encounter when using social media. Issues that should be considered and tips for handling issues are also offered. Learn more.    
This publication (PDF, 6 pages) provides an overview of state laws on efforts to curtail the practice of some adoptive parents placing their adopted children into the custody of unrelated persons without the oversight of a child welfare agency or court. Such transfers put a child at risk of abuse, ...
This factsheet (PDF, 9 pages) describes adoption-specific services and resources available to potential adoptive parents to meet the needs of their child or youth before the adoption and in the years to come. Learn more.  
This bulletin (PDF, 5 pages) equips stepparents interested in adoption with the necessary steps to consider when formally adopting a spouse’s child. It discusses legal issues associated with stepparent adoption, as well as the adoption of a foreign spouse’s child. The bulletin includes the steps required to prepare for the ...
This webpage highlights key topics and resources related to Tribal child welfare, including historic and current policies that may harm Native American communities. Learn more.  
This brief (PDF, 20 pages) reviews the eligibility pathways that enable children and youth in foster care to receive Medicaid or other health-care coverage. The brief includes resources to help youth and young adults understand their health-care options. It also provides resources for child welfare agencies to assist children, youth, ...
This handbook (PDF, 117) is for military caregivers experiencing separation or divorce. The handbook provides information caregivers might need regarding paternity establishment, child support, access and visitation, and child custody. First line supervisors and military commanders may also use this as a helpful addition to a leadership toolkit. Learn more ...
This article discusses a study that explores the history of child welfare and the driving forces behind child welfare policies and practices, particularly in relation to child exposure to domestic violence. The study provides evidence-based recommendations for creating policies that protect children who are exposed to domestic violence. Learn more.  ...
This podcast is the final episode of a five-part series exploring how child welfare agencies are increasing engagement, training, and support for kinship caregivers. This episode explores how New Mexico's Children, Youth, and Families Department made internal changes, such as supervisory practices and staff perception of families, and streamlined processes. ...
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