Add to ORKGOn September 30, 2013, there were 402,378 children in the United States foster care system.1 Since foster care is temporary, the state’s goal is to move children into permanent situations.2 For most of these children, 53%, permanency means reuniting with their biological parents.3 However, when reunification is not possible, the next preferred option is adoption.4 To promote adoption, the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) requires states to bring proceedings to terminate rights of parents who cannot provide stable homes for their children.5
Among the increasing number of federal statutes impacting family law two continue to impact child pe...
NCFA is delighted to present for discussion our recommendations for improving the foster care system...
Trough fostercare and adoption, minors gain a second family, as their biological one is absent or in...
Permanency is a pillar of child welfare law; children generally do better with legally permanent car...
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In response to...
The desired outcome for children in foster care is to be reunited with their parents or to be perman...
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In response to conce...
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA, 1997) represented an emerging consensus that foster care s...
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (“ASFA”) is a federal law that creates a mandate for states to mo...
An increasing number of children are being cared for exclusively by grandparents or extended family....
Adoption has increased in importance as both an exit goal and exit outcome for 20-25% of children in...
Every day approximately 500,000 children across the United States wake up in foster care, most in fo...
States have passed reinstatement statutes to address the increased number of legal orphans in the fo...
Reunification in the Foster Care System Macy White There is a devastating and profound crisis in the...
The American child welfare system terminates parental rights for thousands of children each year eve...
Among the increasing number of federal statutes impacting family law two continue to impact child pe...
NCFA is delighted to present for discussion our recommendations for improving the foster care system...
Trough fostercare and adoption, minors gain a second family, as their biological one is absent or in...
Permanency is a pillar of child welfare law; children generally do better with legally permanent car...
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In response to...
The desired outcome for children in foster care is to be reunited with their parents or to be perman...
Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In response to conce...
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA, 1997) represented an emerging consensus that foster care s...
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (“ASFA”) is a federal law that creates a mandate for states to mo...
An increasing number of children are being cared for exclusively by grandparents or extended family....
Adoption has increased in importance as both an exit goal and exit outcome for 20-25% of children in...
Every day approximately 500,000 children across the United States wake up in foster care, most in fo...
States have passed reinstatement statutes to address the increased number of legal orphans in the fo...
Reunification in the Foster Care System Macy White There is a devastating and profound crisis in the...
The American child welfare system terminates parental rights for thousands of children each year eve...
Among the increasing number of federal statutes impacting family law two continue to impact child pe...
NCFA is delighted to present for discussion our recommendations for improving the foster care system...
Trough fostercare and adoption, minors gain a second family, as their biological one is absent or in...