Tag: Connecticut



Their Day in Court: Adequate Representation for Children and Parents in Child Protective Services

This legal representation forum brought together legal experts, legislators, state officials, judges, advocates, parents, and young people to learn about effective ways in which lawyers…

Subsidized Guardianship: Collaborating to Identify New Policy Initiatives

The event served as a working session on policy analysis and a review of funding strategies available to state agencies to support children placed with…

Family, School, and Legal Supports for Adolescents in Connecticut Foster Care

This event presented an opportunity for adolescents in foster care to open a dialogue with legislators and policymakers about issues of concern to them, including…

A Legislative Briefing: Achieving Lifelong Families

This briefing presented a unique opportunity for lawmakers, legislative staff, policymakers, advocates, judges, and attorneys to learn how children in foster care can achieve better…

Educational Stability for Connecticut Children and Youth in Foster Care

This forum raised public awareness about the link between permanence and educational outcomes for children and youth in foster care, and to stimulate dialogue regarding…

Racial and Ethnic Equity in Child Welfare Practice: Implications for Latino Children and Youth

Connections, newsletter of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers

Connecticut Embraces the Need for More Child-Specific Recruitment Efforts for Older Children

Common Ground, newspaper of the New England Association of Child Welfare Commissioners and Directors

Casey Family Services Relocating Bridgeport Division to Downtown District

The Bridgeport Division of Casey Family Services will relocate its current offices from Reservoir Avenue to 775-779 Main Street. The division will occupy the entire…

Postsecondary Education for Foster Youth: How We Can Help Them Succeed

This forum convened representatives from secondary and postsecondary education, child welfare professionals, and students – both current youth in foster care and alumni – to…

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