General Kinship Publications

Executive summary of Annie E. Casey Foundation survey of state kinship care policies. The analysis shows states’ increasing reliance on placing children with relatives and an urgent need for improvement to address inequities in the assistance and services available to those caregivers.

Guide created by Youth Law Center and Juvenile Law Center intended to be a practical tool that can be used by attorneys and advocates to ensure that youth are in living settings where they can be connected with family, the community, and a support system.

Fact sheet created by the Congressional Research Service presenting data about kinship care and families in the U.S.

Tipsheet sharing advice about how caregivers can talk to children about their parents' absence.

Child Trends blog describing challenges faced by kinship caregivers and their children and offers suggestions for how systems can work together to provide a safety net. When systems work together to provide supports, it helps kinship caregivers provide safe, stable, and loving homes to the children in their care.