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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 2012 Annual Results Report

January 1, 2013

This report highlights 20 years of JDAI reforms using data from 112 sites — showing big progress in reducing youth detention and inspiring further action.

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User's Guide to Essential Kinship Data

January 1, 2013

This brief outlines key data child welfare agencies should track to measure efforts to place children who can’t return home with relatives.

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Four Approaches to Family Team Meetings

January 1, 2013

This brief compares four family team meeting models used in child welfare and highlights the need for more research to find the most effective approach.

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The Kinship Diversion Debate

January 1, 2013

This report highlights key insights on kinship care from over 50 experts and explores diverting children from foster care to live safely with relatives.

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Kinship Process Mapping - Executive Overview

January 1, 2013

Kinship process mapping helps child welfare leaders see how agencies engage families to support and protect kids who can’t safely live with their parents.

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Youth and Credit: Resources for Young People

January 1, 2013

These fliers offer clear info for caseworkers to help youth navigate credit issues and ID theft, using real-life scenarios that speak to their experiences.

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Youth and Credit

January 1, 2013

This guide helps adults meet the law requiring annual credit checks for foster youth 16+ and support them in fixing any issues found in those reports.

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Kinship Process Mapping

January 1, 2013

This guide helps child welfare agencies identify barriers to kin placement and develop strategies to connect kids with safe, extended family networks.

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Reconnecting Child Development and Child Welfare (Summary)

January 1, 2013

Nearly 1 in 5 kids in child welfare spend time in residential care, but research shows these settings don’t support strong social or emotional growth.

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