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Children of Color in the Child Welfare System: Perspectives from the Child Welfare Community | |
Author(s): | United States. Children's Bureau. Chibnall, Dutch, Jones-Harden, Brown, Gourdine |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 1,270KB) |
Year Published: | 2003 - 103 pages |
Responding to concerns about the over-representation of minority children in the child welfare system, particularly African-American children, the Children's Bureau sponsored an exploratory qualitative study of the child welfare system's response to children of color. The project was intended to gain insight into the issue of over-representation (or racial disproportionality) from the perspective of the child welfare community, including agency administrators, supervisors, and direct service workers, and to describe the strategies child welfare and child-welfare serving agencies use to meet the needs of children and families of color in the child welfare system. The project team conducted site visits to ... |
Collection of Family Information About Adopted Persons and Their Birth Families | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 617KB) |
Year Published: | 2012 - 48 pages |
Summarizes State laws regarding the types of information that are required or permitted to be collected on adopted persons and their birth families. Information generally relates to medical and genetic history, family and social background, and mental health history. For the adopted child or youth, it may also include placement history and any history of abuse or neglect. This factsheet also includes information about the timing of such a report and exceptions for relative adoptions. |
Cómo Comenzar: Paquete de Adopción 1 (Getting Started: Adoption General Information Packet 1) | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability in Spanish: | View Download (PDF - 707KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
Availability in English: | View Download (PDF - 2,340KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 32 pages |
This collection of factsheets provides an overview of the adoption process. The papers address the steps involved in agency and independent adoptions, the home study process, and legal aspects of adoptions. Esta colección de hojas informativas ofrece una perspectiva general de la adopción en los Estados Unidos. Se enumeran los pasos a seguir por los posibles padres adoptivos y se dan a conocer las diferentes opciones al dar un hijo en adopción. |
Cómo Financiar la Adopción: Paquete de Información General Sobre la Adopción 2 (Funding Adoption: General Information Packet 2) | |
Series Title: | Paquetes de Información General (General Information Packets) |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability in Spanish: | View Download (PDF - 449KB) |
Availability in English: | View Download (PDF - 639KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 21 pages |
This collection of materials provides an overview of the costs involved in the adoption process as well as sources of financial assistance. The papers address the basic costs of adopting, adoption assistance for children adopted from foster care, employer-provided adoption benefits, and ways to make adoption more affordable. Este paquete está dirigido a futuros padres adoptivos y otras personas interesadas en aprender más sobre los costos de la adopción y los recursos que hay disponibles. |
Concurrent Planning: What the Evidence Shows | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 462KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
Year Published: | 2012 - 15 pages |
Explores research and practice on concurrent planning, which is an approach that involves considering all reasonable options for permanency at the earliest possible point following a child's entry into foster care. This issue brief reports on how the practice of concurrent planning has evolved over the last decade, what the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) have shown regarding concurrent planning, and the research literature on concurrent planning. Two State examples associated with the successful planning and implementation of concurrent planning in public agencies are presented. |
Consent to Adoption | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 590KB) |
Year Published: | 2010 - 95 pages |
Reviews State laws that specify the persons who must consent to a child's adoption, timeframes for consent, and guidelines for revocation of consent. Summaries of laws for all States and US territories are included. |
Los Costos de la Adopción (Costs of Adopting) | |
Series Title: | Hojas Informativas Para las Familias (Factsheets for Families) |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability in Spanish: | View Download (PDF - 246KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
Availability in English: | View Download (PDF - 306KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
Year Published: | 2011 - 9 pages |
This factsheet provides cost estimates for domestic and intercountry adoptions. Agency fees, legal fees, home study expenses, and foreign country expenses are considered. The factsheet also includes information about adoption benefits, such as Federal tax credits, state tax credits, subsidies, and adoption loans and grants. A brief list of additional resources is provided. Ser padre/madre raras veces es libre de gastos y los padres adoptivos podrán enfrentarse con costos iniciales que parecen desafiantes. Sin embargo, armados con planeación y conocimiento sobre los diferentes tipos de adopciones y recursos disponibles, ellos pueden desarrollar un presupuesto que incluya la mayoría de ... |
Costs of Adopting | |
Series Title: | Factsheets for Families |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability in English: | View Download (PDF - 306KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
Availability in Spanish: | View Download (PDF - 246KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
Year Published: | 2011 - 8 pages |
This factsheet provides cost estimates for domestic and intercountry adoptions. Agency fees, legal fees, home study expenses, and foreign country expenses are considered. The factsheet also includes information about adoption benefits, such as Federal tax credits, state tax credits, subsidies, and adoption loans and grants. A brief list of additional resources is provided. |
Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 252KB) |
Year Published: | 2010 - 25 pages |
Provides the laws that specify the appropriate State courts, by type and location, for handling adoption petitions. Summaries of laws for all States and US territories are included. |
Criminal Background Checks for Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents | |
Series Title: | State Statutes |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 589KB) |
Year Published: | 2011 - 65 pages |
Discusses the requirements set by States for conducting checks of State and Federal criminal records of prospective foster and adoptive parents, as well as any adults residing in the prospective parents? households. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included. |
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