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Jeremy Stahl - Slate,

This article from Slate tells the story of Salvador and Rosita, a father and daughter who were separated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortly after arriving in the United States.

Jimmy Wang & Eva Moore - Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth,

This article argues that the current system of care in most jurisdictions forces foster youth to be financially and socially independent at an earlier age, despite insufficient preparation, and notes that healthcare providers can be important advocates for youth in care by championing their medical and psychological needs and serving as a bridge that lasts beyond foster care.

CBS News,

In this segment, CBS News' Jericka Duncan shares the accounts of some child welfare workers who recorded video diaries of the lengths they must go to meet with kids and families while observing health precautions.

Jocelyne Lalonde, Andrea E Thomson, Karen Duncan, Kerstin Roger - Qualitative Social Work,

This study used content analysis to explore: “What are the post-care housing experiences of youth who have transitioned from care through an independent support program?”

Center for the Study of Social Policy's Strengthening Families: A Protective Factors Framework,

This tool is meant to help practitioners stay grounded in family strengths as a way to overcome challenges and help families thrive even when the current COVID-19 crisis is weighing heavily on practitioners' and families' minds.

Max Gross - Youth Policy Lab & Child and Adolescent Data Lab at the University of Michigan,

This policy brief reports new causal evidence of how foster care influences children’s safety and educational outcomes in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The Center for the Study of Social Policy,

This brief explores kinship care and how this critical resource is at risk now and in the future.

Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, Jenna Powers, Nathanael J. Okpych, Mark E. Courtney - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study uses a representative sample of foster youth to investigate youth-level and county-level predictors of youths’ roles in their transitional independent living plan (TILP) development and satisfaction with the care decision meetings.

Family for Every Child,

Family Alliance is currently looking to recruit new trustees for its Board.

Mia Anne Polizzotto - Family Court Review,

This Note proposes a model New York state statute that will recognize the importance of children's visitation with incarcerated parents, implement “child friendly” visitation programs, facilitate training for prison staff, and provide transportation for children in major cities to the prison facilities.