Below is a collection of resources developed and published
by the Resource Center related to child welfare issues. In
addition, internet links are provided to other organizations
doing work in this area.
Expediting Permanency for Abandoned Infants: Guidelines
for State Policies and Procedures (Updated - 2007) - $10.00
This monograph reviews state laws regarding abandoned infants;
suggests legal and practice standards regarding “abandonment;” defines
permanency and suggests ways to incorporate this definition
into state law and practice; and identifies best practices
in expediting permanency for infants who are abandoned or
at risk of abandonment. [More
Information] [PDF]
[Order]
Sustaining Your Child & Family Services
Organization in Lean Times (2006) [PDF] [Order]
The Psychosocial Well-Being of
Substance-Affected Children in
Relative Care (2006) [PDF] [Order]
Boarder Babies, Abandoned Infants, and Discarded
Infants (December 2005)[PDF]
Subsidized Guardianship (December 2005) [PDF]
Identifying,
Reporting, and Responding to Substance Exposed Newborns: An Exploratory Study
of Policies & Practices
(2005) - $5.00
The Resource Center has completed a study analyzes policies
and practices regarding the identification, reporting and
child welfare response to substance exposed newborns (SEN)
in eight cities throughout the United States.This research
was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research
Program. [PDF] [Order]
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Search -- Paraprofessionals, Peer Workers, and Home Visits (June 2005) [PDF]
From the Child's Perspective:
A Qualitative Analysis of Kinship Care Placements (2005)
- $5.00
This study was designed to provide a qualitative
analysis of children in kinship care. An attempt was made
to record the knowledge, feelings, and understandings of youth
to create a description of their experience. This report is
a summary of this research and a preliminary review of the
data collected. It is hoped that the child and family-centered
focus of this study will be useful in informing policy and
practice in the area of kinship care. [PDF]
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Discarded Infants and Neonaticide: A Review of the
Literature (2004) - $5.00
To better understand the problem of women who kill
and/or discard their newborn infants, this document reviews
the existing scholarly literature to provide a description
of the life circumstances of mothers who discard their infants,
including demographics, emotional characteristics, and mental
health. This paper also reviews a number of possible interventions
to address this social problem. [PDF]
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Kinship Care (May 2004) [PDF]
Family Planning with Substance-Using Women (April
2004) [PDF]
AIA Best Practices: Lessons Learned from a Decade
of Service to Children and Families Affected by HIV and
Substance Abuse (2003) - $10.00
The intent of this volume is to support the application
of the lessons learned from the first decade of experiences
and cross-site evaluations of the AIA program to policy development
and program planning for drug and HIV/AIDS affected infants
and children vulnerable for abandonment and their families.
In the process, the reader will become familiar with the broad
scope of the innovative, national efforts to achieve permanence
for children and will hear from the families who benefited.
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Shared Family Care (December 2002) [PDF]
Annual Report on Shared Family Care: Progress and
Lessons Learned (2002) [$10.00]
Shared family care (SFC) is an innovative approach to helping
families achieve permanency for their children and move toward
self-sufficiency. Unlike traditional child welfare services,
SFC involves the placement of whole families in the homes
of community members who mentor the families and work with
a team of professionals to help the families achieve these
goals. Over the last five years, the Resource Center has had
the opportunity to evaluate six SFC demonstration programs
in California and Colorado. The following report summarizes
cumulative, descriptive data from all these programs. [PDF]
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Understanding Attachment Disorders in Infants and
Young Children (The Source, Winter 1999) [PDF]
Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights: Considerations
and Practices (1999) - $10.00
This monograph provides an in-depth look at voluntary relinquishment.
Specifically, it: addresses the role of voluntary relinquishment
in adoption practice, mediation and open adoptions; helps
prepare child welfare workers to discuss voluntary relinquishment
with their clients; describes the voluntary relinquishment
process; and responds to common concerns. [Order]
Delivering Culturally Competent Services to Women
and Children Who Are Drug-Affected (1997) - $10.00
The publication is based upon the experiences of AIA practitioners,
administrators, and researchers in their efforts to develop
multicultural competencies in working with ethnically and
culturally diverse families affected by perinatal substance
abuse and HIV. [Order]
Shared Family Care Program Guidelines (1996) - $10.00
These guidelines have been prepared for use by state and local
public organizations and private community-based agencies
that want to incorporate "shared family care" into
their standard continuum of services available for high-risk
families. [Order]
AIA Programs: Providing Innovative Responses on Behalf
of Infants and Young Children (1995)
Based on interviews with AlA program directors and staff,
this report reviews the strategies which constitute the core
innovative AIA services with drug-exposed and HIV/AIDS-affected
families. [Order]
Report to Congress: Effective Care Methods for Responding
to the Needs of Abandoned Infants and Young Children (1994)
A report describing effective practices developed by the AIA
projects to provide services to children and families affected
by HIV and substance abuse. [Order]
Additional Information
Methamphetamine: The Child Welfare Impact and Response - Conference Proceedings
Materials from this two-day conference held on May 8-9, 2006 have been made available online at the National Center for Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (which is a joint partnership between the Children’s Bureau and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment). The information can be accessed at http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/conf_Methamphetamine.html
Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance
Network
http://www.childwelfare.gov/nrc.cfm
- The Collaboration to AdoptUSKids
www.adoptuskids.org
Provides training and technical assistance to States and Tribes in connection
with the CFSRs on issues that pertain to the development and implementation of
quality recruitment and retention services for foster and adoptive families.
- National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov
Works to develop knowledge and provide technical assistance
to Federal, State, and local agencies and Tribes to improve
outcomes for families with substance use disorders in
the child welfare and family court systems.
- National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption
www.nrcadoption.org
Partners with States, Tribes, and other NRCs to offer
support in all phases of the CFSR process, including
analyzing adoption and permanency options, exploring
systemic factors, increasing cultural competence, and
promoting stakeholder involvement.
- National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational
Improvement
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids/
Offers technical assistance, training, teleconferences,
and publications to assist States with the CFSRs, including
strategic planning, quality improvement, evaluating outcomes,
facilitating stakeholder involvement, and improving training
and workforce development.
- National Child Welfare Resource
Center for Youth Development
http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/yd/
Provides States with CFSR assistance, including
promoting stakeholder involvement, technical assistance
and training, and information services. Also offers States,
Tribes, and other youth-serving organizations with assistance
in effectively implementing the Chafee Foster Care Independence
and the Education and Training Voucher programs and supporting
youth engagement in child welfare policy, planning, and
program development.
- National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial
Issues
www.abanet.org/child/rclji
Offers States assistance with their CFSRs, including collecting
and analyzing data, legal and judicial issue analysis,
promoting stakeholder involvement, action planning, and
implementation of Program Improvement Plans.
- National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
www.nrccps.org
Focuses on building State, local, and Tribal capacity through training and technical
assistance in CPS, including meeting Federal requirements, strengthening programs,
eligibility for the CAPTA grant, support to State Liaison Officers, and collaboration
with other NRCs.
- National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
www.nrccwdt.org
Addresses a broad range of program and technical issues
(including Tribal and court child welfare issues) in
assisting with the CFSR process, including training on
data use and management, AFCARS assistance, coordinating
peer consultation, and preparation and use of State Data
Profiles.
- National Resource Center for Community-Based
Child Abuse Prevention
www.friendsnrc.org
Offers knowledge and expertise in the implementation
of family support strategies in a variety of settings
and for many purposes. Provides CFSR assistance, including
building networks, collecting data, and promoting stakeholder involvement.
- National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice
and Permanency Planning
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/
Provides training and technical assistance and information services to help States
through all stages of the CFSRs, emphasizing family-centered principles and practices
and helping States build knowledge of foster care issues.
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