Fostering Connections: Kinship Care Gets Thumbs Up In Legislation & In Research

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Children's Vanguard

On October 7, 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (H.R. 6893) was signed into law; the legislation expands support for kinship care, which has shown positive outcomes in recent research.The Act also includes provisions that enable states to provide foster care assistance to youth up to age 21 and improves adoption incentives. The legislation is the most significant reform of the American child welfare system and child welfare funding in . . .