The national recognition that family connections are essential for children is applauded; though, it must come with assurances that children outside of foster care who have been removed from their parent’s home are afforded the equal protections and services received by those children who live in the foster care system. The National Kinship Alliance for… [read more]
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The purpose of this handbook is to empower individuals with disabilities and their families and professional caregivers by providing information with which they can more effectively advocate for treatments, supports, services and the conditions that promote mental wellness. Individuals with the dual diagnoses of developmental disabilities and mental health disorders face multiple challenges in their… [read more]
About 7.8 million children live in grandfamilies. Some grandfamilies are multigenerational households where families pool resources and grandparents provide care so parents can work. In others, grandparents or other relatives have stepped in to keep children out of foster care when parents are unable to care for them. Sometimes grandparents have stepped in and a parent… [read more]
Since its founding in 1974 by adoptive parents, the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) has been dedicated to the mission that every child deserves a permanent family. Through education, support, parent leadership capacity building, and advocacy, NACAC promotes and supports permanence for children and youth in foster care in the United States and Canada. Some… [read more]
More than 104,000 children in the United States are waiting in foster care to be adopted by permanent, loving parents. These youngsters, who are on average 8 years old, typically remain in temporary situations over three years before being placed with “forever families.” The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 aimed to promote… [read more]
Haciendo lo que puedas para sentirte lo mejor possible. Todos podemos beneficiarnos al aprender qué hacer para tener buena salud. Los jóvenes en cuidado de crianza (foster care) tienen que enfrentar muchas cosas estresantes en sus vidas. A menudo, se sienten muy heridos emocionalmente. A veces sus capacidades de manejar los problemas están agotadas. Pueden… [read more]
