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Pathways to Permanency: Expanding on Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA) Provisions and Youth Engagement to Improve Permanency
Expands on guidance related to child welfare agency and court responsibilities outlined in the 2014 Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, Public Law (P.L.) 113–183, offered in the Center for States’ “Pathways to Permanency: Collaborating on the APPLA Provisions of P.L. 113–183” infographic. The tip sheet broadly defines child welfare agency and court responsibilities related to the APPLA provisions of P.L. 113–183 and provides background information on the purpose of APPLA and the importance of youth engagement and voice in permanency planning. The tip sheet also offers strategies for courts and agencies to strengthen youth engagement to achieve permanency, including strategies around family reunification, adoption, guardianship, relative care, sibling relationships, and developing lasting and supportive adult connections as youth prepare to transition out of care.
Explore this tip sheet to learn about child welfare agency and court responsibilities related to APPLA provisions and strategies to achieve permanency.
Capacity Building Center for States. (2017). Pathways to permanency: Expanding on another planned permanent living arrangement (APPLA) provisions and youth engagement to improve permanency. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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How and Why to Involve the Courts in Your Child and Family Services Review: Suggestions for Agency Administrators
As the third Round of Federal Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR) begins, this paper describes how involving courts and attorneys in the CFSR can support making effective improvements to State child welfare programs. The paper also addresses how to involve the courts and the range of legal and judicial issues that can be relevant and important to the CFSR.
Learn how involving courts and attorneys in the CFSR can support making effective improvements to State child welfare programs.
Capacity Building Center for Courts (2016). How and Why to Involve the Courts in Your Child and Family Services Review: Suggestions for Agency Administrators. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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The CWVE is an annual one-day event that brings together child welfare professionals from federal, state, and local organizations across the country to engage in online activities, discussions, and skill building activities that provide information, explore strategies, and offer innovative ideas and action steps to support child welfare agencies.