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New Jersey Referral Resources

New Jersey Referral Resources

New Jersey Referral Resources for Adoption

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New Jersey Resource Guide for Families and Children

New Jersey Resource Guide for Families and Children

The purpose of this Guide is to provide contact information to families in need of services and to assist them in understanding the resources that may be available to them. The Resource Guide also aims to assist individuals who advocate on behalf of children such as law guardians, CASA volunteers, case managers and others who… [read more]

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NJ Children System of Care, Youth and Family Guide.

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NJ Children System of Care (CSOC) Youth and Family Guide Dear Parent/Legal Guardian: Thank you for contacting PerformCare. We want to take this opportunity to welcome your family to the New Jersey Children’s System of Care (CSOC). The CSOC serves youth with emotional and behavioral health care needs, youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities, youth… [read more]

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NJ Children’s System of Care – Youth and Family Guide

NJ Children System of Care Youth and Family Guide

As the parent/legal guardian of a child, youth or young adult (referred to as youth in this handbook) enrolled in PerformCare, we are very excited about helping your youth and family get necessary services. This guide is designed to help you get the care that your youth needs. The information in this guide is about… [read more]

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Now That You’re A Family: A Guide to Adoption Issues and Services

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NJ ARCH has created a useful handbook to help you with your adoption needs. This easy-to-read 34-page handbook covers issues in adoption including: lifelong adoption, behavioral and developmental needs, and adoption resources. To view and print an electronic, PDF version of this handbook, please click on the handbook cover to the left. If you would… [read more]

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NY: No home of their own: Shortage of foster homes reaches critical levels

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: No home of their own: Shortage of foster homes reaches critical levels Albany Democrat-Herald – December 18, 2016 It’s been a familiar story as Linn and Benton counties have mirrored two statewide trends for at least the past five years: a shrinking number of certified foster homes… [read more]

Openness in Adoption – From Secrecy and Stigma to Knowledge and Connections

Openess in Adoption

This report is the first in a series the Institute plans to publish that will address the phenomenon of openness in domestic infant adoptions. It summarizes research knowledge on the topic and presents findings from a survey of 100 infant adoption programs in the U.S. regarding their practices around openness and the qualities that facilitate… [read more]

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Parental Rights in Special Education

Parental Rights in Special Education

New Jersey Administrative Code for special education (N.J.A.C. 6A:14) and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) are laws that ensure children with disabilities a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. An important part of these laws provides parents with the right to participate in their children’s education. You and… [read more]

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Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Parenting a Child Who Has been Sexually Abused

This factsheet discusses how you can help children in your care by educating yourself about child sexual abuse, establishing guidelines for safety and privacy in your family, and understanding when and how to seek help if you need it. Reading this factsheet alone will not guarantee that you will know what to do in every… [read more]

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Parents’ Handbook

Parents Handbook

Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P) is New Jersey’s child protection and child welfare agency within the Department of Children and Families. Its mission is to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of children and to support families. As mandated by state law (Title 9 and Title 30), CP&P is required to investigate all reports of… [read more]

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