US: Child Welfare Ideas from The Experts: #1: Support for sibling connections after separation (Opinion)
Imprint – August 17, 2021
The Imprint is highlighting each of the policy recommendations made this summer by the participants of the Foster Youth Internship Program, a group of 11 former foster youths who have completed congressional internships. Today we highlight the recommendation of Alan Abutin, a recent graduate of Central Connecticut State University. Congress should establish best practices in keeping siblings connected, permitting existing federal child welfare funds under Title IV-B to support those connections, and adopting California’s more stringent requirements around assessing the need for post-adoption contact agreements for siblings.
https://imprintnews.org/foster-care/support-sibling-connections-separation/57185