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  1. In addition to funding Family Preservation and Support Services Grants, the program established the Court Improvement Program. In 1998, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) …

  2. May 23, 2025 · State teams can use these data, along with state administrative data, to help identify variations in the experiences and outcomes of different populations. Sources: Adoption …

  3. Jun 30, 2014 · In addition to funding Family Preservation and Support Services grants, the program established the Court Improvement Program (CIP). In 1998, the Adoption and Safe …

  4. The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 created the term “another planned permanent living arrangement” (APPLA) but limited its use to when child welfare agencies and courts had ruled …

  5. Unregulated Custody Transfer/Re-homing of Adopted ChildrenUnregulated Custody Transfer/Re-homing of Adopted Children

  6. Open Adoption Placement by Birth Mothers in Their Twenties. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing: Volume 42 - Issue 6 - p 345-351/. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000370

  7. The Children's Bureau provides matching funds to tribal organizations, states, and territories to help them operate every aspect of their child welfare systems—from the prevention of child …

  8. I use clear examples to help youth understand the concept of permanency, the definitions of legal and relational permanency, what guardianship and adoption mean (and how they differ from …

  9. One Church, One Child is a national minority adoption recruitment program, founded in 1980 by Father George Clements, an African American Roman Catholic Chicago priest.

  10. May 23, 2025 · This indicator measures whether permanency is achieved (through reunification, adoption, guardianship, or living with a relative) within 12 months of children entering foster care.