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Preparing and Supporting Children and Youth

Children and youth in out-of-home care need preparation and support as part of the permanency planning process.

 

 

Selected Resources

Enhancing Permanency for Older Youth in Out-Of-Home Care: A Bulletin for Professionals
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. (PDF - 214 KB)

A Call to Action: An Integrated Approach to Youth Permanency and Preparation for Adulthood (PDF 190 KB)
Casey Family Services (2005)
Discusses the problems youth face when aging out of foster care without a permanent family, and calls for an integrated approach to youth permanency and preparation for adulthood.

Field-Initiated Research on Successful Adolescent Adoptions (PDF 1065 KB)
The Center for Child and Family Studies (2004)
This study of families who adopted adolescents examined adolescent, family, and systems factors associated with successful adoptions.

Plan, Prepare, and Support to Prevent Disruptions
North American Council on Adoptable Children
What workers, agencies, legislators, and individuals can do to prepare and support children and parents throughout the adoption process and prevent disruptions.

 

 

Related Information Gateway Topics

Achieving & maintaining permanency: Resources for teachers
Achieving & maintaining permanency: Mediation for permanency planning
Out-of-home care: Casework practice in out-of-home care
Family-centered practice: Engaging and involving youth
Out-of-home care: Youth perspectives
Adoption: Openness
Systemwide: Cultural competence

 

 

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