Child Welfare Information Gateway
Online Digest
October 2008
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The new CBX debuts, with lots of great features and resources, including a message from the Associate Commissioner, news from the T&TA Network, and articles on Children's Bureau grantees.
- From the Associate Commissioner's Office:
Children's Bureau Grants - Welcome to the New Children's Bureau Express!
- Adoption Excellence Awards Announced
- Grant Projects Focus on Workforce Recruitment and Retention
- Developing Relationships to Find Resource Families for Indian Children
- News From Region 2
- 2008 National Adoption Month Website Goes Live
- The Latest From the T&TA Network
- Enhancing Cultural Competency With Hispanic Families
- New! On the Children's Bureau Site
- From the Associate Commissioner's Office:
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In this month's theme section, CBX focuses on the intersection of substance abuse and child welfare, with articles on two Children's Bureau grant clusters and recent resources and information, particularly in the area of cross-system collaboration among child welfare, substance abuse treatment, and the courts.
- Regional Partnership Grants Strive to Improve the Lives of Children and Families Affected by Methamphetamine and Other Substance Abuse
- The SAMHSA Website for Child Welfare Professionals
- Webinars on Substance Use in Tribal Communities
- Implementing CAPTA Requirements to Help Substance-Exposed Newborns
- Understanding Barriers to Effective Interagency Collaboration to Address Substance Abuse
- Evidence-Based Treatments for Parental Substance Abuse
- New Substance Abuse Resources
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CBX points to updates from the U.S. Department of State that give the latest information on Hague implications and country-specific cautions, and the Promising Practices Network posts essays in which prevention experts talk about how they would spend $5 million a year.
- Intercountry Adoption Updates From the Department of State
- How to Spend $5 Million a Year on Child Abuse Prevention
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Focusing on programs that have demonstrated effectiveness, CBX cites articles on ways courts can help older youth stay in foster care and how parenting skills can be maintained.
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- Assessing Child Safety Through Substantiation of Maltreatment Reports
- Online Directory of Community Services
- Evidence-Based Practice in Treatment Foster Care
- Booklets Help Families Navigate the Court System
- Guidance on ICWA Now Available Online
- Funding for Relative Caregiver Programs
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Vol. 9, No. 8
| National Adoption Month |
| CBX covers news, issues, and trends of interest to professionals and policymakers in the interrelated fields of child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption. | |
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