Welcome to the monthly email alert from Children's Bureau Express
November 2012, Vol. 13 No. 10
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News From the Children's Bureau
The seventh article in our second
Centennial Series explores the growing concern about increased rates of
child abuse and neglect in the 1970s and the passage of the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act. We also point to an updated ACF
Interoperability Toolkit.
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Spotlight on National Adoption Month
CBX spotlights this year's National
Adoption Month initiative, announces the winners of the Centennial
Adoption Excellence Awards, highlights a Diligent Recruitment grant in
Texas, and links to a nutrition guide for foster and adoptive parents.
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Training and Technical Assistance Network Updates
The T&TA Network uses many social
networking sites to spread the word about their newest resources.
Network members also offer a number of new materials, including a guide
for educators and an information packet about kinship care provisions in
the Fostering Connections Act.
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Children's Bureau Grantee News
A new site visit report highlights the
California Linkages project that promotes collaboration between
California's county-administered child welfare services and the State's
program for administering Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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Child Welfare News
CBX points to new research examining the
ability of youth in foster care to reduce feelings of anxiety and
increase feelings of hopefulness through Cognitively Based Compassion
Training.
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Strategies and Tools for Practice
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Resources
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Training and Conferences
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Children's Bureau Express is designed for professionals concerned with child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
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