Children's Bureau Express: March 2014 Edition Alert

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	Spotlight on Permanence for Youth Of the approximately 400,000 children and youth in foster care in the United States, one-third are between the ages of 12 and 17. All young people—regardless of age—need and deserve permanent, loving families. No one is too old for permanency. This month, we highlight resources focused on achieving permanence for youth, including an issue brief with information on efforts to reunite children and families, funding available for reunification efforts, and promising practices for supporting reunification; a pilot program that aims to keep teenagers out of foster care and safely at home; and more. Reunification: The First Permanency Outcome Permanence and Family Preservation Promoting Kinship Foster Care Improving Transition Planning for Youth Caseworker Perspectives on APPLA Investing in Youth Well-Being
	News From the Children's Bureau The Child Welfare Outcomes Data Site has been updated with a new reporting feature that increases capabilities for viewing race/ethnicity data, and the March "Associate Commissioner's Page" focuses on the Children's Bureau's Permanency Innovations Initiative to help older youth in foster care achieve permanence. Associate Commissioner's Page Child Welfare Outcomes Data Site Update Child Welfare Research and Evaluation Workgroups CB Website Updates
	Training and Technical Assistance Network Updates The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment developed a tool to help guide diligent recruitment efforts and assist child welfare agencies create comprehensive diligent recruitment programs. We also highlight the free subscription services offered by Child Welfare Information Gateway and other updates from the T&TA Network. Child Welfare Information Gateway Subscription Services Navigator Tool for Diligent Recruitment More Updates From the T&TA Network
	Children's Bureau Grantee Updates We highlight two grantee site visits this month, one from the Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System grant cluster and another from the Child Welfare/Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children With Child Welfare Involvement cluster. Site Visit: Oklahoma's Bridge to the Future Site Visit: Arkansas Is Building Bridges in Early Childhood
	Child Welfare Research We point to research on the prevalence of substance use among children and youth involved with child welfare, a study of social worker readiness for organizational change, and ongoing child welfare reform efforts. Social Worker Readiness for Organizational Change Substance Use Among Youth in Care Health-Care Use by Children in Foster Care Child Welfare Reform Efforts
	Strategies and Tools for Practice This section of CBX offers publications, articles, reports, toolkits, and other instruments that provide either evidence-based strategies or other concrete help to child welfare and related professionals. Interviewing Children With Disabilities Kinship Process Mapping Quality Assessments in Child Welfare Suicide Prevention for Youth Parental Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Supports Caregiver and Community Capacity Logic Model
	Resources This CBX section provides a quick list of interesting resources, such as websites, videos, journals, funding or scholarship opportunities, or other materials that can be used in the field or with families. Establishing CQI in Child Welfare Youth Voices for Change From Youth Advocate to Advocate for Youth
	Training and Conferences CBCAP Online Learning Course Fostering Connections Training Conferences

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