1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Connections, Relationships, Permanency, and THEN Permanent Placement (hopefully) – Part 5 – Permanent Placement; 2) Love Times Six: Meet the Foster Mom Who Adopted a Half-Dozen Sisters; 3) My “Six Pillars” of Trauma-Informed Parenting; 4) Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience; 5) I was Born into Foster Care. A Mentor Would Have Made a Big Difference in My Life; 6) California Bill Seeks to Ensure New Rights for LGBTQ Foster Youth; 7) What Adopted Children Deserve: Change a Law that Unnecessarily Keeps Kids From Their Birth Parents and Vice Versa
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Permanency in the News – Week of 4/23/18
1) Permanency Tip of the Week: Permanency Centered Goals – Mental Health; 2) Permanency Success Story of the Week: GO CJ!; 3) Spotlight on National Child Abuse Prevention Month; 4) Congress Affirms the Important Role of Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children; 5) ‘Does She Know Her Real Mom?’ The Complexities of Open Adoption; 6) Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention All Year Long ; 7) Adoption Assistance Review