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Webinar

Hear how Division X Technical Assistance Targeted Assistance Projects (TAPs) helped child welfare agencies enhance policies and practices for youth and young adults.

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Explore additional resources aimed at the needs of expecting and parenting teens in child welfare.

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Learn how to create an agency organizational culture that is inclusive and knowledgeable about the unique needs of LGBTQ children, youth, and families.

Publication Year 2016
Webinar

Explore innovative programs and strategies that child welfare professionals can use to support reunification and emphasize caregiver and parent voice.

Publication Year 2017
Video

Watch this recorded webinar to learn how other jurisdictions encourage kinship care placements and then discuss kinship support with your team.

Publication Year 2021
Video

Learn about how Jamall reunified with family members and enjoyed family cookouts and holidays with the help of Jennifer and the Family Finder program through Kinnect Ohio.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn about Jamall’s reunification with his mother, grandmother, and other family members through Kinnect Ohio’s Finding Family program.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn about Jennifer’s commitment to facilitating belonging and lifelong support for children in foster care through the Kinnect Ohio Family Finding program.

Publication Year 2022
Video

Bruce and Brenda have been married for 33 years and have four daughters. From 2006 to 2009, they provided a kinship placement for their four grandchildren. In 2010, the couple adopted Bruce (now 18 years old), Tre’Nae (now 15 years old), Mason (now 13 years old), and Kiaunna (now 10 years old).

Publication Year 2016
PDF

Explore additional resources to learn how incorporating voices of lived experience can help improve child welfare services. 

Publication Year 2022
Video

Learn strategies to address the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.

Publication Year 2023
PDF

Use the template and instructions provided to develop parent partner program manuals.

Publication Year 2016
Webinar

Learn how child welfare professionals and family leaders can use the Parent Partner Program Navigator, a web-based, interactive resource that offers guidance for designing and implementing parent partner programs at child welfare agencies.

Publication Year 2016
PDF

Explore additional resources on how to increase commitment to partnering with people with lived expertise in child welfare. 

Publication Year 2022
PDF

Read this resource to learn about direct financial assistance and emergency financial assistance available to young people.

Publication Year 2023