The Residential Foster Care Analysis Report examines issues often seen in residential and institutional placements and offers recommendations to improve the outcomes of the youth in foster care. VIEW NOW
In A Kentucky Grandparent and Relative Caregiver Handbook, caregivers will find information on the basics of kinship care and the court process, tips for engaging with birth parents and navigating the complex child welfare system, and resources to help the vulnerable children in their care grow and thrive. VIEW HANDBOOK
COVID-19 Impacts on the Kentucky Child Welfare Community: A Public Health Crisis Meets a Vulnerable System Report, August 2020 VIEW REPORT
This toolkit can help child welfare leaders and professionals, advocates, private providers, and other stakeholders understand Family First and talk about how it will improve outcomes for kids and families in Kentucky. VIEW TOOLKIT
The infographic describes the different types of kinship care in Kentucky and provides the latest available data. Infographic, March 2019 VIEW PDF | VIEW JPG
Every child needs a family and a safe place to call home. This issue brief provides recommendations to ensure children who have experienced abuse or neglect receive an appropriate level of care and have a chance to grow up in the care of a family. VIEW NOW
The infographic describes the facts about kinship care in Kentucky. It also displays the inequity in supports for kinship care vs. foster care and offers some suggestions on how we can better leverage the strengths of kinship families to ensure they are thriving. VIEW PDF | VIEW JPG
Kinship care is an extremely valuable alternative to traditional foster care that allows children to retain strong familial bonds when children cannot stay in their homes with their parents. This issue brief summarizes the findings of a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys conducted with kinship caregivers and support providers and offers recommendations for increasing supports for kinship families. VIEW NOW
A learning environment that is safe and nurturing is necessary for all children to grow and thrive in school. For children in schools that use corporal punishment, or physical force, as a form of discipline, the classroom can become a threatening environment. VIEW NOW
All children need a safe environment and caring adults to thrive. This brief focuses on prevention of out-of-home placement for children who have been abused by ensuring that family preservation services and family reunification services are available. VIEW NOW
