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Information Memorandum to State Agencies and Territories Administering or Supervising the Administration of Title IV-B and Title IV-E of the Social Security Act: Adjusted Baseline Data for the Adoption Incentive Payment Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau (2005)
Provides States with information about adjustments to adoption baselines used to determine incentive payments for finalized adoptions and to transmit States' recalculated fiscal year 2002 baselines. (PDF - 78 KB)
Dollars and Sense: A Guide to Achieving Adoptions Through Public-Private Contracting (PDF - 763 KB)
AdoptUsKids (2007)
Provides public and private adoption agency program managers, supervisors, and contract managers with information aimed to assist with building contracting infrastructure to support successful interjurisdictional adoption placements.
How Are Postadoption Services Funded?
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2005)
In Postadoption Services
Describes and provides examples of ways States blend an array of Federal and State revenue sources to help pay for postadoption services.
Logic Model Builder for Postadoption Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2009)
Provides a comprehensive tool to help postadoption programs in their evaluation efforts, which are critical for program growth, funding, and improvement.
Adoption Support and Preservation Services: A Public Interest (PDF - 443 KB)
National Consortium for Post Legal Adoption Services (2005)
Explains the guiding principles of adoptive family support and preservation services, and reviews available funding sources.
Post-Adoption Services: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children Adopted from Foster Care (PDF - 151 KB)
North American Council on Adoptable Children (2007)
Explains current Federal funding for postadoption services and makes recommendations for improving mental health outcomes for children by increasing funding and aligning funding with needs.
Strengthening Families and Communities: Creative Strategies for Financing Post-Adoption Services: A White Paper
Casey Center for Effective Child Welfare Practice (2003)
Provides a framework for States to maximize Federal reimbursements for child welfare services by identifying State general funds that can be used to support a comprehensive mix of postadoption support, education, training, and therapeutic and treatment services.
Successes for Children and Families: It's Time to Build on What Works in Child Welfare (PDF - 450 KB)
North American Council on Adoptable Children (2007)
Highlights programs using financing innovations to improve outcomes for children and youth, including efforts that help children exit foster care through adoption or guardianship.
Summary and Analysis of Child Welfare Provisions Included in the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 (S. 1932) (PDF - 147 KB)
Child Welfare League of America (2006)
Explains how the reconciliation bill alters eligibility criteria for Federal foster care and adoption assistance (Title IV-E). The bill restricts certain State claims for Federal reimbursement of administrative costs under the Federal foster care program; clarifies the use of Medicaid targeted case management services for children in foster care; includes substantial cuts to programs; and reauthorizes TANF, adding new work requirements while providing almost no funding increase in child care.
Summary of State Adoption Assistance Programs
North American Council on Adoptable Children (2007)
Displays a chart of State adoption assistance data in monthly rates. The chart includes several criteria, including basic rates, specialized rates, nonrecurring expenses, subsidized guardianship, and supervision by State, county, or city.
Survey Examines Postadoption Services Among Private Agencies
Mack
Children's Voice, 15(6), 2006
Presents results of a Child Welfare League of America survey of private agency members on types of postadoption services offered to families and how services are funded.
Understanding Adoption Subsidies: An Analysis of AFCARS Data. Final Report. | |
Author(s): | United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation., Research Triangle Institute. Dalberth, Gibbs, Berkman |
Availability: | View Download (PDF - 1,410KB) |
Year Published: | 2005 - 58 pages |
Adoption subsidies are perhaps the single-most powerful tool by which the child welfare system can encourage adoption and support adoptive families. Yet little is known about the factors associated with the receipt and amount of subsidies. Data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) offer an opportunity to examine how states use adoption subsidies to help achieve goals of permanency and well-being for children. Of particular interest to this study are patterns of subsidy receipt, the role of federal support for adoption subsidies under Title IV-E, and the relationship between adoption subsidies and adoption outcomes, including ... |
Using Tribal/State Title IV-E Agreements to Help American Indian Tribes Access Foster Care and Adoption Funding
Brown, Limb, Clifford, Munoz, Whitaker, & Schueler
Child Welfare, 83(4), 2004
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Analyzes Title IV-E intergovernmental provisions to help Tribes and States strengthen Title IV-E agreements. The article includes recommendations to help facilitate Tribal access to Title IV-E funding for foster care and adoption services.