This paper is a systematic review of studies that examined the implementation and/or effectiveness of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). ICWA was enacted in 1978 in response to the disproportionate number of American Indian children in non-American Indian out-of-home placements and to enhance the stability of American Indian families and tribes.

The resources on this page address ways to advocate for families in the U.S. and include State and local examples.

Relational permanence – a form of social support characterized by the presence of an ongoing caring and supportive person in the context of the foster care system – is the primary type of social relationship that is explored in this article. Regression analyses were conducted examining whether relational permanence predicted later delinquency.

This webpage from the Children's Trust Fund Alliance features research and theory of change, training, and resources on prevention child neglect.

In this first episode of a new special series on child development and COVID-19, Center Director Dr. Jack Shonkoff and host Sally Pfitzer discuss how to support healthy child development during a pandemic, including the importance of caring for caregivers.

This brief report describes social media-based advertising strategies employed to recruit an anonymous sample of young adults who had recently aged out of foster care to participate in an online survey.

Este documento está elaborado con el fin de proporcionar criterios de evaluación en el ejercicio de la atención que brinden las entidades en general, en especial las que se ocupan de la protección especial los derechos de todo los niños, niñas y adolescentes.

Este video explica estrés tóxico y cosas que podemos hacer para defendernos a nosotros y a nuestros hijos de los efectos de incluso el estrés más intenso.

The IDEAS Impact Framework helps people understand the specifics of how a program works, for whom it works (and does not work), and in what contexts it works. The training helps people in a variety of roles gain critical skills and knowledge.