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A presentation by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center about resilience and the importance of emotional support for LGBTQ transitional age youth as part of the RISE (Recognize Intervene Support Empower) initiative.
This webpage includes the documentation from New York's Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review for fiscal year 2012.
This document is a letter from the Children's Bureau to Utah about the state's successful completion of its Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) improvement plan.
The FRU can generate a report that provides an overview of the number and type of raw responses being generated for a particular data element to help title IV-E agencies assess and improve data quality.
The DCU contains the same data compliance checks as the federal AFCARS and creates a report showing if a title IV-E AFCARS file meets federal standards.
This presentation explains how the Illinois Permanecy Innovations Initiative (PII) project expects to increase rates of permanency for the target population and it describes the intervention being used, Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET), a strength-based approach to education and therapy when youth and their families have been affected by trauma or experience a high level of stress related to adverse experiences.
This presentation addresses the waiver authority; previous and current waiver evaluations; waiver evaluation requirements and expectations; and a review of well-being constructs, outcomes, and measurement tools.
This presentation provides background on homeless and LGBTQ youth in Los Angeles County and highlights the components of RISE - an intervention developed through the Permanency Innovations Initiative - to help youth in foster care achieve permanency.