Thursday, November 1, 2012

Children's Bureau Express

Children's Bureau Express

Welcome to the monthly email alert from Children's Bureau Express
November 2012, Vol. 13 No. 10
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.
Centennial Series: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Children's Bureau Centennial Update
New ACF Interoperability Toolkit
New! From CB
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.
November Is National Adoption Month
Centennial Year Adoption Excellence Awards
Texas Permanency and Family Resource Development
Adoption Practices and Islamic Principles
Growing Up in Open Adoption
Nutrition Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents
LGBT Foster and Adoptive Families
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.
What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Educators
Kinship Care and Fostering Connections
T&TA Network Social Media
More Updates From the T&TA Network
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.
Site Visit: TANF and Child Welfare Collaboration in California
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.
Cognitively Based Compassion Training
State Approaches to TANF Block Grants
Court-Driven Child Welfare Reforms
Strategies and Tools for Practice

Measuring Success in Teen Parenting Programs
Newsletter on Partnering for Prevention
Postsecondary Education Factsheet
Helping Youth Avoid Identity Theft
Resources for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Resources

Toolkit for Hosting a Community Café
College Decision Navigator Tool
Training and Conferences

Home Visiting Tutorial
Common Core Training Evaluation
Conferences
Children's Bureau Express is designed for professionals concerned with child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption. Children's Bureau Express is supported by the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Child Welfare Information Gateway. Articles in Children's Bureau Express are presented for informational purposes only; their inclusion does not represent an endorsement by the Children's Bureau or Child Welfare Information Gateway.
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