Department of Health and Human Services

This webpage shares resources that highlight how programs and child welfare professionals can support young parents, including parents in out-of-home care. State and local examples of strengths-based programs for young parents are provided. Learn more. 

This webpage shares guidance on working with expectant and parenting youth in out-of-home care and ways to support them and their families. State and local examples are provided. Learn more. 

This bulletin (PDF, 18 pages) provides strategies for caseworkers, agencies, and other youth-serving professionals to better support expectant and parenting youth and their families. The bulletin provides tips for working with these young people and shares case-level and systemwide strategies that contribute to overall improved outcomes. Learn more.   ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 10 pages) shares stories and advice from caregivers and birth parents who have experienced kinship care on the importance of maintaining boundaries, managing family dynamics, building trust, positive parenting and communication, and securing support. Learn more. 

This three-part webinar series supports Tribal child welfare professionals in building knowledge and identifying strategies to increase their understanding, acceptance, and support of LGBTQIA2S+ youth and families. Recorded sessions include:  Part 1: Foundations of Gender Diversity   Part 2: Origins of the Gender Binary  Part 3: Celebrating Gender Diversity  Learn more.  ...

This tip sheet (PDF, 7 pages) offers actionable guidance to Tribal child welfare programs and caseworkers for supporting Indigenous youth in foster care. The tip sheet outlines strategies to help these youth strengthen their connections to their Tribe, culture, and traditions and access resources to navigate their foster care experiences ...

This webpage shares tips for driver safety, teen driver safety, and child passenger safety during the holiday season. Learn more. 

Application deadline: July 1, 2024  Through this opportunity, NIH will support creative educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. This opportunity will fund activities that focus on:   Developing courses for skills development   Developing and implementing a program to prepare nurse scientists and scientists ...

This document (PDF, 4 pages) contains a list of resources about the importance of Tribal resource families in supporting reunification and ensuring the child’s connection to their extended family and Tribal community. The resource list includes publications, tools, trainings, agency and organization websites, webinar recordings, and more. Learn more (PDF, ...

This guide (PDF, 40 pages) provides a foundation for organizations considering starting, expanding, or refining programs addressing the economic empowerment of people with lived experience of human trafficking. The guide shares key findings and recommendations for programming related to these five tiers of economic empowerment:   Crisis management   Career exploration  Skill building and work ...