 |
||||||||||||
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Connections Count
Resources Connecting Foster Teens with Families for Life
From the Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services
In this Issue:
Making It PossibleYouth & Family Perspectives
Featured Articles
Top 10: Data Snapshots
What Do You Think?
About
Making It
Possible
Want the media to cover your mini-convening on youth permanence and help shift public perceptions about securing families for youth at risk of "aging out"?
New report says the number of youth “aging out” has increased 41 percent since 1998: Time for reform: Aging Out and on their Own.
Texas rethinks birth family connections with fascinating results: Birth Families as Permanency Resources for Children in Long-Term Foster Care, by Susan Mapp and Cache Steinberg.
Two views: Ethicists Reamer and Siegel on open adoption and a popular news account of two families' experiences with open adoption.
Youth and
Family Perspectives
“I entered foster care at age 14, and spent the next six years moving from home to home before ‘aging out’ of foster care. My experiences showed me the importance of stability and security. Everyone – whether they are 6, 16, or 26 – needs a permanent family.” Bregetta Wilson in The (Madison) Wisconsin State Journal , May 9, 2007.
Featured Articles
Holding a Youth Permanency
Convening in Your Area
 |
Getting the sense that permanency convenings are the latest trend in advancing better outcomes for youth in foster care? It’s true. Convenings bring together child welfare leaders, legislative and judicial decision makers, thought leaders, youth and families, and people who work on the front lines. |
Tennessee Teens Lead the Way: Building Momentum for Lifetime Families
The Tennessee Department of Children's Services team, lead by Commissioner Viola Miller, returned from the 2006 National Convening on Youth Permanence in Washington, D.C., inspired to share the momentum with people across their state.Putting Youth Voices Front and Center: Advancing Permanence for All Vermont Youth
Participants in Vermont’s first two convenings were clear: They wanted to hear more from youth in foster care who are so effective in creating real change.Top 10:
Data Snapshots
Nearly 60 percent of adolescents in foster care live in 10 states.What Do You Think?
What are the top three things to consider when involving youth in your state CFSR process?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 permanency in child welfare.Contact Us
Casey Family Services127 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Tel: 203.401.6900
Fax: 203.401.6901