“Adoption Call to Action”: New strategies to achieve timely permanency
If you have questions about the Children’s Bureau national “Adoption Call to Action,” we have answers!
AdoptUSKids
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.
Successful peer leadership of parent support groups
The presenter, an adoptive parent, author, and consultant, discusses navigating the complexities of leading an adoptive, foster, or kinship support group while parenting yourself.
National Adoption Month: engaging with youth
Young adults and professionals discuss the importance of involving youth in permanency planning and share resources that can support your efforts to achieve adoption for older youth.
First cohort of new leadership program graduates!
The event was the culmination of the AdoptUSKids program that promotes professional leadership development in the adoption field.
Tool for assessing your family support services
Presenters demonstrated the features of a new AdoptUSKids tool designed to help systems assess their support-service array for foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
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