Child Welfare Research

• Home Visitation Measured as a Way to Prevent Child Abuse
• Researchers Study Infants Who Reenter Child Welfare System
• Internet Newsgroups Bring Prevention Professionals Together

• National Adoption Day Planned for November 18
• Congressional Briefing Probes Policy Implications of Child Welfare, Child Protection Research
• Gain Insights into the Experience of Adoptees from Vietnam

• USDA Service Offers Rich Resource for Child Welfare Professionals

Strategies and Tools for Practice

• States Streamline Foster and Adoptive Home Approval Process
• Benefits of Using Non-Judicial Staff to Aid Dependency Courts

• Adoption Program for Children Orphaned by AIDS Grows in New York

Resources

• Adoption and Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: Research, Policy, and Practice
• Working With Children and Families Separated by Incarceration: A Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies

• To Grandmother's House We Go and Stay: Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents
• Funding Reference Source for Preventing High-Risk Behaviors Among Youth
• Resources for Survivors of Child Abuse

• Web Links for Child Advocates

Training and Conferences

• The Sexualized Child in Foster Care: A Guide for Foster Parents and Other Professionals
• Representing Parents in Child Welfare Cases: A Basic Introduction for Attorneys

• Treating Sexually Abused Boys: A Practical Guide for Therapists and Counselors
• Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Training Manual for Group Leaders
• Risking Connection: A Training Curriculum for Working With Survivors of Childhood Abuse