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

Examine a five-step framework that helps organizations promote youth engagement in normalcy conversations about the youth’s own care.

Learn to facilitate a normalcy conversation and to promote normal and developmentally appropriate experiences for youth in foster care.

Explore the various aspects of the importance of normalcy for children and youth in care.

A Tip Sheet for Child Welfare Workers - Linking Families to Health Insurance

A Tip Sheet for Child Welfare Workers— Linking Families to Health Insurance

Read recent research on child welfare workforce management, including recruitment and retention, professional development, and organizational culture.

Use the resources in this list to support young people’s transitional needs and help them develop the skills needed for independent living after exiting foster care.

This handout is part of the series, “Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions.” It is designed to facilitate discussion about the issues raised in the video, “Kinship Adoption: You Get a Call, ‘Do You Want These Kids?’”

This handout is part of the series, “Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions.” It is designed to facilitate discussion about the issues raised in the video, “Community-Based Provider: Empowering Caregiver Decision-Making.” 

Hear about the challenges and experiences of an adoptive family and how they created belonging, healthy development, and normal experiences.

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

Engage staff and partners with activities in this guide to start a dialogue and create a vision for a more prevention-focused child welfare system.

Ensure that youth and young adults exiting foster care can obtain their vital documents before transitioning from foster care.

Explore the four thematic pillars necessary for organizational capacity that supports engagement with young people currently and formerly in foster care.