Zero to Three: A Self-Assessment Tool for States and Counties Administering Child Welfare Services As a companion piece to A Call to Action on Behalf of Maltreated Infants and Toddlers, this comprehensive assessment tool helps states and counties examine ways to embed a quality, developmental approach to serving infants and toddlers in the child welfare system, as well as meet the new federal requirements for state child welfare plans. Link to Webinar Web Page
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Foster Care FY2003-FY2011 Entries, Exits, and Numbers of Children In Care on the Last Day of Each Federal Fiscal Year
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Statistics on the entries, exits, and numbers of children in foster care on September 30th of each year by state and year.
Link to pdf report
Children in Public Foster Care on September 30th of Each Year Who Are Waiting to be Adopted FY 2003–FY 2011
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Statistics on the number of children in public foster care on September 30th of each year who are waiting to be adopted by state and year. Link to pdf report
Adoptions of Children with Public Child Welfare Agency Involvement by State FY 2003–FY 2011
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Statistics on the number of adoptions of children with public child welfare agency involvement by state and year. Link to pdf Report
State Approaches toTANF Block Grant, Including Child Welfare
The picture of TANF painted by this paper’s detailed case studies is very different from “welfare” as most Americans think of it. For one thing, there is no national TANF program but rather a different program in each state. Even within each state, TANF is not a single program, and in particular, not a cash welfare program. In every study state except California, the majority of TANF resources are used for purposes other than cash assistance to families. These purposes include child care and child welfare programs, as well as a catch-all group of other programs that meet the purposes of the TANF law. Includes data from Michigan. Link to pdf Paper
Trauma-Informed Practice with Young People in Foster Care
What makes child welfare services for young people in foster care “trauma-informed”?
● An understanding of trauma that includes an appreciation of its prevalence among young people in foster care and its common consequences.
● Individualizing the young person.
● Maximizing the young person’s sense of trust and safety.
● Assisting the young person in reducing overwhelming emotion.
● Strengths-based services. Link to Issue Brief