The Children’s Bureau issued a call to action asking States to develop new strategies to achieve timely permanency for the tens of thousands of children and youth in foster care who are waiting to be adopted. The following are the main expectations of the call to action:
- Examine data to determine improved and streamlined methods that will assure no youth linger in the system
- Support States to build capacity to achieve timely permanency for children and youth
The initiative began with a virtual kickoff event in June 2019, followed by a series of regional discussions in preparation for the in-person Adoption Summit in August 2019. States analyzed data snapshots, identified common barriers, and discussed effective strategies to achieve timely permanency for children and youth. States also have developed and are implementing action plans to address the challenges to achieving timely permanency.
In conjunction with the Children’s Bureau's Adoption Call to Action, the Administration for Children and Families, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, launched an All-In Foster Adoption Challenge. The All-In challenge encourages governors, State agencies, nonprofits, businesses, faith partners, and local communities to work together to find permanent, loving homes for every waiting child and youth and to support the families who step up to care for them.
The resources on this page provide information on the Children’s Bureau's Adoption Call to Action campaign and feature additional information on an array of topics that are applicable for supporting States as they implement strategies to help children and youth achieve timely permanency through adoption.
Related Information Gateway Sections
- Achieving & Maintaining Permanency
- Adoption by Family Type: Racially and Culturally Diverse Families
- Developing Culturally Competent Adoption Services
- Helping Adopted Children Cope With Grief and Loss
- Interjurisdictional Placements
- Kinship/Relative Adoption
- Legal and Court Issues in Permanency
- Permanency for Specific Populations
- Preplacement Adoption Casework Practice
- Bringing Children and Families Together
- Partnering With Youth for Permanency Planning
- Preparing Adoptive Families
- Recruiting and Retaining Resource Families
- Resources for Administrators and Managers About Permanency
- Eliminating Barriers Toward Achieving Permanency
- Working With Children, Youth, and Families in Permanency Planning
- Creating and Maintaining Meaningful Connections
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