Did you know that up to 75% of siblings in foster care are separated? That means thousands of brothers and sisters lose their only consistent source of love and support. Follow the National Network for Fostering Sibling Connections to learn how to help:
When housing and #ChildWelfare agencies work together, families are better supported and children are safer. A new report captures strategies, like blending and braiding funding streams and leveraging Medicaid 1115 waivers: https://tinyurl.com/yc8a8c8z
Who should be able to see a child’s #Adoption photolisting? The Selfless Love Foundation convened 38 lived experts across 30 states and asked them. Here's what they said.
Explore our toolkit translating findings like these to help you drive change in adoption: https://tinyurl.com/mr48uh2e
Casey Family Programs and @cshsolutions.bsky.social, it was great to partner with you in this work!
Casey Family Programs, CSH, and Chapin Hall convened a national learning collaborative with leaders from several states to share strategies to keep families stably housed and avoid contact with the #ChildWelfare system. Check out the new report for strategies: https://tinyurl.com/yc8a8c8z
#Housing
Of the 4.2 million young people who experience #Homelessness every year, b/w one-quarter and one-third of them have been in foster care. It's clear that a pathway from #FosterCare to homelessness exists, but prevention tools can help divert young people from this path: https://tinyurl.com/yfkedw7u
The Selfless Love Foundation hosted a National Think Tank on Adoption Policy, bringing together youth w/ lived experience, child welfare folks, & researchers to find solutions to outdated #Adoption policy. The result? This toolkit: www.chapinhall.org/project/driving-change-i...
Chapin Hall webinars give you expert insights and evidence-based strategies rooted in years of research and collaboration so you can make a difference for children and families. Watch this intro video to learn why you should check out the full playlist:
Children waiting to be adopted are often listed on public recruitment websites without any federal requirement that they be asked for consent first. In a survey of 38 lived experts, 94.7% said that should change: www.chapinhall.org/project/driving-change-i...
#Adoption #FosterCare
April is officially National Sibling Connections Awareness Month! 🧡 Siblings are often the longest-lasting relationships in a person's life. Yet in #FosterCare, these bonds are frequently broken by the system. No one should have to navigate foster care alone.
#FosteringSiblingConnections
We released the Driving Change in Adoption Toolkit with @selflesslovefoundation.org — and their National Think Tank page has even more. Watch the recap video and explore where their network operates:
Community-based supports can be a lifeline for young people in the justice system. A new pilot allows eligible youth to stay in their communities with mentoring, tutoring, and therapeutic services instead of pretrial detention. Chapin Hall is the independent evaluator: https://tinyurl.com/ytzbyx4r
Meet Stephanie Moore, Chief Associate & Chief Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton and a valued member of our Board of Directors: https://tinyurl.com/edp3u3d2
She has experience leading cyber operations and strengthening systems and is committed to expanding STEM access for young women and girls.
Federal #Adoption policy hasn't seen major updates in 30 yrs. The Selfless Love Foundation hosted a Think Tank to address this. Explore our resulting toolkit for strategies for agencies, advocates, & adoption organizations: www.chapinhall.org/project/driving-change-i...
New research shows robot tutors can extend a teacher's reach in #SEL instruction and students did best when robots didn't mimic human emotion. Chapin Hall's Kiljoong Kim helped build partnerships that made this work possible:
As part of the Voices of Youth Count, we interviewed 215 young people and found that 35% had experienced the death of at least one parent or caregiver.💔 Their stories point to early family disruption, frequent moves, & loss as factors shaping pathways into #Homelessness:
Research shows young people who stay in their communities with support — rather than being detained before trial — are less likely to reoffend. A Chicago pilot is testing this approach for boys 13–17 with programming, mentoring, and family support: https://tinyurl.com/ytzbyx4r
A new Chicago pilot aims to keep West Side teens charged with serious crimes in school & out of pretrial detention — requiring school attendance and participation in therapy/mentoring. Antwan Turpeau and his team will evaluate the program. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3yr8wdj5
#JuvenileJustice
Mary Sue Morsch spoke w/ the Chicago Tribune re One Hope United's Hope House model, a #FosterCare approach built on wrap-around support in a family setting. "The more we can try stuff that's grounded in evidence & best practices, the better off everybody's going to be."
What does an effective alternative to youth #Detention look like? A new pilot in Chicago's North Lawndale and Little Village neighborhoods is testing whether community-based supports can provide a better path forward for young people involved in the justice system: https://tinyurl.com/ytzbyx4r
When your child experiences #MentalHealth struggles, finding the right services can be hard. Chapin Hall has been working with IL gov leaders, providers, & parents to implement the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative. See progress we've made together: https://tinyurl.com/5733yw5v
Implementing Family First is an ongoing effort, and every jurisdiction's path looks different. Chapin Hall's resource page offers frameworks, tools, and examples to support your work at any stage: https://tinyurl.com/3ycu389w
#ChildWellbeing #ChildWelfare
Chapin Hall is hiring a full time, remote project assistant to support a large project focused on policy innovations and child welfare transformation in several jurisdictions and to support administration of a Senior Policy Fellow's portfolio. https://www.chapinhall.org/why-work-at-chapin-hall/
Chapin Hall's Voices & Workplace Culture Playlist on YouTube is for you get to know the people behind our work. You'll get an inside look at what it's like to be a part of our mission. Watch our trailer to see what's inside and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@ChapinHallCenter
Baylee cycled between different sleeping arrangements when she experienced homelessness. To get young people out of instability, policy and programs need to recognize how mobile young people are. Download more graphics like this to understand youth homelessness: https://tinyurl.com/msrc6ys7
If you're a #ChildWellbeing practitioner, service provider, or advocate, you need practical advice to best support children & families. Explore our Implementor Insights playlist on YouTube for just that. Watch our trailer to see what's inside and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@ChapinHallCenter
Chapin Hall board member Prudence Beidler Carr joined the Overloaded podcast to trace the history of the modern child welfare system: https://tinyurl.com/4azx3ae5
Listen to deepen your understanding of policies that led to the conflation of poverty with neglect and the impact of those policies.
Explore these briefs as you consider how to implement new rules from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and continue supporting children and their families:
- Medicaid Promotes Child Safety Brief: https://tinyurl.com/mr3umzyn
- Food Assistance Increases Child Safety: https://tinyurl.com/yzwdf72y
Happy 5th anniversary to Karen Fenton-LeShore, Chapin Hall Senior Policy Analyst! She is a talented curriculum developer/thought partner whose skills are coveted across multiple jurisdictions. This year, she'll solo PI her first contract — a well-deserved milestone. Karen, thank you for all you do!
Great #Research only creates change if it reaches the right people. Our dissemination one-pager breaks down the top five pitfalls that get in the way and how to fix them. Learn more about how Chapin Hall takes an evidence-based approach to communicating research:
