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Child Welfare Information Gateway

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Well-Being Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBPromoting well-being involves providing supportive environments for children, youth, and families. An emphasis on well-being should be integrated into all aspects of child welfare …

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Health-Care Coverage for Children and Youth in Foster Care-and …

WEBChildren and youth in foster care often have significant health-care needs. Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Family First Prevention Services Act …

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Child Abuse and Neglect Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBChild abuse and neglect causes trauma, which can impair brain development and is linked to physical, emotional, and behavioral issues later in life.

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Understanding Child Welfare and the Courts

WEBFamilies involved with the child welfare system often engage with the judicial system. This factsheet provides general information about the legal process and informs families of …

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Economic Stability Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBEconomic stability is a social determinant of health—or a nonmedical factor—that can impact the health and well-being of children, youth, and families.

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Mental and Behavioral Health Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBMental and behavioral health challenges are common risk factors for child welfare involvement.Culturally responsive and equitable services that cater to diverse …

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Foster Care Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBChildren and youth thrive when they can live safely with their families in their communities. However, when home environments are not safe, children and youth may temporarily …

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CWVE 2024 Navigation Guide

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Kinship Care and the Child Welfare System

WEBSometimes grandparents, other relatives, or family friends care for children when their parents are unable to care for them. This arrangement, known as kinship care, can …

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Child Welfare Practice to Address Racial Disproportionality and

WEBChild welfare agencies are increasingly evaluating their systems to identify where and how racial and ethnic disproportionalities and disparities are occurring, and they are seeking …

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Access to Adoption Records Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBThis factsheet discusses laws that provide for access to both nonidentifying and identifying information from an adoption record by adoptive parents and adult …

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About CAPTA: A Legislative History

WEBThis factsheet summarizes the legislative history and purpose of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), the key Federal legislation addressing child …

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What Is Child Abuse and Neglect

WEBThis factsheet outlines the legal definition of child abuse and neglect; the different types of abuse and neglect; and the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect, including human …

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Explore Topics Child Welfare Information Gateway

WEBWe offer resources presenting the latest research, data, and statistics on a variety of topics—including prevention, family well-being, and kin-first culture—to build the skills …

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Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse …

WEBThis factsheet discusses laws that impose penalties, in the form of fines, jail time, or both, on mandatory reporters who fail to report cases of suspected child abuse …

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Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect

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Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect

WEBChildhood maltreatment can be linked to later physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences as well as costs to society as a whole. The outcomes for each child may …

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Child Maltreatment 2021: Summary Child Welfare Information …

WEBThis infographic presents key data from Child Maltreatment 2021, the 32nd edition of the annual reports on child abuse and neglect produced by the Children's Bureau within the …

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Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect

WEBThis publication presents State civil laws that define the conduct, acts, and omissions that constitute child abuse or neglect that must be reported to child protective agencies.

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