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Kinship Care Month:
Working to Improve Support for Kinship Caregivers and Programs

Featured Work
Kinship Care Leads to Better Outcomes for Children
Chapin Hall policy experts partner with jurisdictions and organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate kinship navigator programs.
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Key Research
Chapin Hall Work

Key Research

Kinship Homes Need More Resources, Fewer Obstacles
This brief summarizes obstacles faced by kinship foster families that reduce stability for the children moved into their homes.
2023
Landscape of Kinship Navigator Programs Shows Investment, Innovation
This brief offers recommendations for child welfare leaders who are considering designing or implementing their own kinship navigator program.
2023
Core Components for Authentic Youth Engagement Identified
This study examines what authentic youth engagement means and how it can be best practiced at youth-centered organizations.
2023
Trending Work

Trending Work

Resource
Monthly ChapInsights Alerts Child and Family Well-being Field to New Evidence
Policy
Maximizing Impact of Direct Cash Transfers to Young People
Practice
Bringing Kinship Care Out of the Shadows
Practice
The Potential of Motivational Interviewing
Economic Stability and Family Well-Being

Economic Stability and Family Well-Being

Senior Policy Fellow Clare Anderson and Senior Policy Analyst Yasmin Grewal-Kok give a fast-paced and broad overview of evidence about the connection between family economic stability and child maltreatment prevention in this 50-minute webinar.

Our Experts

Our Experts

Practice
Supporting Families of Those Reentering from Incarceration with Cash, Wraparound Supports
Reentry from incarceration is a difficult process… Read More
Marina Duane
Policy
Home Visiting in the Family First Context
Home visiting programs are voluntary services designed to ensure that families with young children have the supports and resources they need to thrive. The Family… Read More
Clinton Boyd, Jr.
Practice
Partnering with Illinois DCFS to Improve Child Welfare Practices  
A Core Practice Model provides a guide to practice, service delivery, and decision making. In the child welfare context, the goal of developing and… Read More
Richard Foltz
Connecting Research to Action

Connecting Research to Action

Decision makers like caseworkers, community leaders, agency directors, and legislators need to know what works to improve the lives of families, especially those experiencing disproportionate exposure to adversity. That’s where Chapin Hall steps in. Chapin Hall combines rigorous research to generate evidence and supports implementation of tested methods in the field. Experts work alongside community and agency partners to apply evidence to build more effective services and systems and better serve children, youth, and families.
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