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Administration for Children and Families

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 ...
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 ...
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. 
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. ...
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. 
This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) contains resources for foster care and adoption of Native youth. California state-level resources and national resources are provided. Learn more (PDF, 2 pages).   
This publication reviews state laws and policies that are directed toward reducing the negative experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, Two-Spirit, or other gender or sexual identity) youth in foster care. Topics include addressing a youth's right to be safe and free from discrimination, have access ...
National Prevention Week is May 7–13, 2023. National Prevention Week showcases the work of communities and organizations dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of substance misuse prevention and positive mental health. Learn more. 
These videos present a series of conversations that highlight the value of family-focused child abuse prevention programs. These videos offer testimony from parents on why easy and equitable access to prevention resources matters. Learn more.  
This factsheet is designed to help adoptive parents understand the needs and experiences of their teen and use practical strategies to foster healthy development. These strategies include approaches that acknowledge potential trauma and loss, support effective communication, promote independence, and address possible behavioral and mental health concerns. Learn more.   ...
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