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Making It Possible
With passage of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, the work of finding and involving the families of children in foster care is more than best practice, it’s a federal mandate.
learn more>Resources and Tools
Teaming and differential response? Yes, it can work. To learn more, download this publication and view the article on pages 88-95
FosterClub has a new tool to help agencies use social networking to reach youth who have emancipated from foster care
Teaming and permanence for older youth are a primary focus of the Spring 2009 issue of CW 360°
The American Adoption Congress offers “Top Ten Ethical Considerations in Open Adoption Practice,” by Mary Martin Mason
Youth and Family Perspectives
“We had to be there to make sure it was what we wanted.” — Mark, age 11, on participating with his sister in a family team meeting.
read more >About Connections Count
Produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services, Connections Count is an electronic newsletter focusing on best practices information, tools, research, and data emerging on youth permanence in child welfare at local, state, and national levels. Connections Count highlights successful youth permanency work achieved by states following their participation in the 2006 and 2008 National Convenings on Youth Permanence, strategies for overcoming barriers to permanence, and peer-to-peer exchanges about successes and challenges reported by on-the-ground staff, administrators, youth, and their families.
Connections Count aims to “clutter bust,” allowing readers access to up-to-date, expertly chosen information on youth permanency policy, practice, and research. It creates a community that will effectively advance the power, possibility, and priority of youth permanence.
Executive Editors:
Sarah B. Greenblatt, Director, Casey Center for Effective Child Welfare Practice
Lee Mullane, Communications Director, Casey Family Services
Editorial Team:
Roye Anastasio-Bourke, Public Affairs Manager, Casey Family Services
Madelyn Freundlich, Child Welfare Consultant
Leah Glasheen, Senior Information Associate, Casey Center for Effective Child Welfare Practice
John Hodgins, Senior Communications Associate, Casey Family Services
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State Spotlight
Maine looks to foster youth to develop new policies, including a bill of rights and a permanency framework.
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About Connections Count
Produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services, Connections Count is an electronic newsletter focusing on best practices, tools, research, and data on youth permanence in child welfare.
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