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Selected Resources
Special Section: Youth Permanency and the Shared Youth Vision
Children's Bureau Express, 9(6), 2008
Features a collection of articles focusing on permanency for youth in foster care.
Six Steps to Find a Family: A Practice Guide to Family Search and Engagement (PDF - 2910 KB)
Louisell (2008)
Presents practical strategies for workers and agencies to find, engage, and sustain relationships with families to enable permanency for youth.
Enhancing Permanency for Youth
National Association of State Adoption Programs & National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption (2007)
Features webcasts and other materials on various topics, including the Child and Family Services Reviews, postadoption service needs and barriers to adoption, the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance, and more.
Report to Congress on Adoption and Other Permanency Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: Focus on Older Children
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2006)
Addresses the challenges related to achieving permanency for children in foster care and presents strategies that show promise of improving outcomes for children in foster care.
Enhancing Permanency for Older Youth in Out-Of-Home Care
Finding permanent families for older children and youth in out-of-home care continues to be a challenge for child welfare professionals. Many States and local jurisdictions have begun to implement programs specifically designed to help these youth establish permanent connections. This bulletin addresses the specific challenges of permanency planning with older youth, discussing the importance of focusing on older youth, barriers to permanency, strategies for successful permanency planning, and promising programs. A list of resources for further information is provided.
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