Administration for Children and Families

This resource provides Trauma-Informed Practice Strategies (TIPS) to kinship caregivers and nonrelative caregivers whose placements are actively managed by Tribal child welfare programs. The resource emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed caregiving as well as the importance of ensuring a youth’s ability to have meaningful and authentic connections with their Tribe ...

This factsheet (PDF, 15 pages) helps foster parents learn about LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other diverse identities and expressions, including Two-Spirit) youth in the child welfare system, the unique risks they face, and the important role that foster parents can play in reducing those risks. The factsheet ...

This video highlights the work being done by the Capacity Building Center for States (Center) to support racial equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives in child welfare at local, state, and federal levels. The video includes information about how child welfare agencies can partner with the Center to identify equity issues ...

This fact sheet presents statistics on increased risks for LGBTQ youth and provides information on how child welfare systems can avoid harmful practices and use healthy approaches when working with LGBTQ children and youth. Learn more.  

This webinar explored innovative programs and strategies that child welfare professionals can use to support reunification and emphasize caregiver and parent voice. Learn more.  

This article provides specific guidance on how agencies can better support caseworkers and families during reunification. The authors encourage child welfare professionals to prioritize families and relationship building, dedicate resources for strength-based training and supervision, and leverage community resources to maximize community connections. Learn more.  ...

This webpage showcases audio stories highlighting the important role kinship caregivers play in the lives of children and youth in foster care, and best practices for how kinship support programs and other foster care service agencies can act as a support to children, youth and families. Learn more.   ...

This tip sheet (PDF, 7 pages) is designed to support state, Tribal, county, and private child welfare programs in reaching out to and addressing the wellness and mental health needs of youth and young adults. It includes tips to help promote mental health and wellness services, jurisdictional highlights, and links ...

This guide (PDF, 83 pages) highlights innovative ways to help children and families thrive. It focuses on the protective factors approach, which emphasizes the attributes of families and communities that increase the well-being of children and families and reduce the likelihood of maltreatment. This focus on protective factors is intended ...

The redesigned National Foster Care Month website has launched. The website provides information on the history of the National Foster Care Month initiative, links to relevant resources for this May observance, personal narratives from the Reflections: Stories of Foster Care series, and tools to raise awareness about National Foster Care ...