Today's guest blogger is Shea Gregory This 2015 study, conducted by Sarah A. Font of the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, examines the circumstances surrounding stability of kinship placements. Using data from the state of Wisconsin, this study goes beyond exploring whether kinship care placements (KC) are more stable than non-relative foster [...]
In advance of this week's graduation of the 4th Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) cohort, former Stability, Permanency and Adoption Coordinator JaeRan Kim guest blogs on the impact of newly introduced adoption legislation. JaeRan is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Washington – Tacoma in the social work program. Until the passage of the Child [...]
One of the lead child protection agencies in Australia, Barnardos Australia, has introduced a resource for children and youth in foster care: a digital "memory box" called MyStory. The purpose of the digital memory box is to give children and youth in foster care a place to store their photos, report cards, drawings, letters, and [...]