AdoptUSKids authors include experts in child welfare, communications, evaluation, and/or technology from across the United States. Together, they drive the AdoptUSKids project, as it supports foster and adoptive families, raises awareness about the nationwide need for more of these families, and provides resources to child welfare systems and professionals.
Celebrating 20 years, our partnership with the Ad Council and The Children’s Bureau continues to develop public service ads that highlight the need for more adoptive parents and the benefits of adopting from foster care.
Greta Archbold, who works in the New York City regional office, researched how to better prepare regional office staff to make kinship placements.
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.
Kendra Morris-Jacobson with the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center Library discusses the benefits of bibliotherapy, which promotes healing through reading. Plus, she offers her recommendations for the best books to read as a child welfare or family support professional, as well as books she’d suggest for families to read together to help their child or youth process difficult emotions.
Young people have a right to a say about their future, including their permanency plans. We all share that point of view. But it sometimes takes a reminder or a mental reset to embrace authentic youth engagement. This article provides tips and resources to help us get in the right mindset.
These resources and articles were the most-viewed by child welfare professionals in 2023.