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This resource provides information on recruiting reviewers who participate in the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) conducted by the Children's Bureau.
This letter to child welfare directors urges agencies to consider taking additional steps to protect children and youth from identity theft and to explore how to implement the provision to empower youth by deepening their understanding of credit, money management, and other financial issues.
The Children’s Bureau is committed to advancing national efforts that strengthen the capacity of families to nurture and provide for the well-being of their children.
This newsletter provides information related to the federal Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII) and Illinois’ implementation of a trauma-focused model for reducing long-term foster care; it contains an overview of the PII study and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET) intervention, implementation and evaluation updates, and youth success stories to date.
The CCWIS_Announcements Listserv is a public listserv anyone can join to receive updates on the implementation of the new Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) regulations.
In September 2007, Dr. Cecelia Tichi, then Chair of Modern Culture in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, presented "Justice, Not Pity: Julia Lathrop, First Chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau.