Remote Assessment in Permanency Planning
International Social Service-USA (April 14, 2021)
This quick guide provides five key considerations for conducting assessments remotely in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Including Family Outside the U.S. in Permanency Planning for Children in Care Webinar
International Social Service-USA (September 19, 2019)
This webinar reviews family finding, permanency planning, and concurrent planning for all cases, including those with families who reside outside of the state and country; provides resources for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), Guardians Ad Litem, attorneys and other stakeholders; and highlight ISS network services.
Working with Immigrant Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: The Child Welfare Agency’s Role
ABA (April 1, 2021)
This webinar is intended to offer guidance to attorneys that work on behalf of child welfare agencies or the state. The webinar discusses ways to support immigrant youth in foster care.
Connecting Cross-Border Families
Child Welfare Information Gateway (November 13, 2020)
In this podcast, Elaine Weisman of the ISS-USA discusses topics relating to cross-border cases, including resources for caseworkers seeking to reunify families separated at the border and how current laws and policies can impact agencies working across borders.
Keeping Immigrant Families in the Child Protection System Together
Ann Park, American Bar Association (March 26, 2019)
This article discusses legislation enacted in California that addresses some of these questions, as well as recent federal policy that helps safeguard the parental rights of undocumented immigrants involved in federal immigration enforcement proceedings. Additionally, this article reviews federal child welfare law and policy that support best practices for working with immigrant families.
Watch Our Webinar: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare
Annie E. Casey Foundation (3/26/2018)
The first webinar in a new series on implementing evidence-based practices in child welfare explores how child welfare leaders and program developers can work together to adapt an evidence-based approach to the specific needs of a state — and further hone the approach as it moves to another jurisdiction.
View WebinarThe Nebraska Foster Care Review Office Quarterly Report
Nebraska Foster Care Review Office (March 1, 2018)
The latest report from Nebraska’s state Foster Care Review Office (FCRO) shows that nearly one in four children who exit the system are brought back into it a second time.
Read ReportDisclosure of Confidential Child Abuse and Neglect Records
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2017)
This publication presents an overview of state laws that designate the officials and entities that may have access to the confidential records of child abuse and neglect reports and investigations, the circumstances under which information may be disclosed, and the appropriate use of confidential information. Public disclosure of information in cases of child abuse-related fatalities or near fatalities also is addressed. Summaries of laws related to these issues for all states and U.S. territories are included.
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Intersection of Immigration with Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems: A Review of Research, Policy, and Practice
Megan Finno-Velasquez, Ph.D. and Jill K. Pardini, MPP, CICW and AECF (March 15, 2018)
This report reviews existing literature on immigrant children and families who encounter the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems to assess the needs, current relevant policies and practices, and existing gaps in research related to this population.
Access Full ReportChild Maltreatment 2016
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Children’s Bureau (Feb 1, 2018)
This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States during federal fiscal year 2016.
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