AdoptUSKids celebrates the newest leaders in child welfare. This year’s APLD fellows tackled key issues and shared ideas to improve foster care and adoption outcomes. Applications for the 2026 cohort open early next year.
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December 1, 2025
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AdoptUSKids celebrates the newest leaders in child welfare. This year's APLD fellows tackled key issues and shared ideas to improve foster care and adoption outcomes. Applications for the 2026 cohort open early next year.
November 17, 2025
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Children adopted from foster care may face mental or behavioral health challenges tied to trauma and loss. Learn eight ways to guide families toward mental health support for their children.
December 18, 2024
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Relationship-building isn’t always instinctive, especially when trauma and loss shape a child’s worldview. When parents and youth struggle to connect, the right guidance can make all the difference. In this blog post, child welfare expert Mary Boo shares actionable strategies to help families embrace trauma-responsive parenting, focus on connection before correction, prioritize cultural competence, and nurture authentic bonds.
December 14, 2024
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Phoenix Santiago didn’t grow up discussing policy, but her time in foster care showed her firsthand its real impact on actual lives. And while that lived experience proved invaluable in her child welfare work, she felt she needed more to make the desired difference in the industry. “We never talked about data and policy at… Read More »Planting seeds, growing leaders: APLD celebrates Cohort Six graduates
November 15, 2024
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Greta Archbold, who works in the New York City regional office, researched how to better prepare regional office staff to make kinship placements.
October 22, 2024
Discover Support families Tool
This podcast discussion guide is a tool designed to accompany the Navigating Adoption podcast from AdoptUSKids and can be used to facilitate meaningful conversations with prospective families about their foster or adoption journey.
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