1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Coming to an Understanding of the Mother-Child Connection; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Couple Finalizes Adoption in Lake County’s (FL) First-Ever Zoom Ceremony; 3) A Mother’s Tribute from a Former Foster Child; 4) Fostering Hope Podcast with Rita Soronen; 5) A Social Prescription: Why Human Connection Is Crucial to Our Health; 6) Dear Adoption, This is My Mother’s Day Poem; 7) Can Early Childhood Environmental Factors Help Predict Child Maltreatment?
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Permanency in the News – Week of 9/24/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Survival Skills – Thank Goodness our Youth have them!; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: The Program Connecting Foster Kids with Relatives – “James”; 3) Coming Together to Create the Child Welfare System We All Want; 4) 5 Things You Need to Survive as a Foster Parent; 5) Preparing and Supporting Foster Parents Who Adopt; 6) Disrupting School-Justice Pathways for Youth with Behavioral Health Needs; 7) Understanding Trauma-Informed Care: What Does It Look Like?
Permanency in the News – Week of 8/13/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Preparing EVERYONE for the Permanency Process; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: “Adopting from Foster Care is Not a Sprint—It’s A Marathon”; 3) The Lingering Effects of Childhood Trauma; 4) How Lemn Sissay Found His Voice; 5) How to Cope (and Help!) When Your Child Whines; 6) Will My Husband Ever Be On The Same Page As Me With Adoption?; 7) Understanding Grief
Permanency in the News – Week of 6/25/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Helping the Youth Develop a Belief in the Concept of Permanency; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: Olivia’s Adoption Day; 3) Examining Developmental Adversity and Connectedness in Child Welfare-Involved Children; 4) Balancing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) With HOPE*; 5) States Brace for Dramatic Overhaul to Federal Foster Care Funding; 6) Why So Many Formerly Justice-Involved Young Adults Are Homeless & What We Need To Do About It; 7) Working with Kinship Caregivers