Article by the ABA Section on Litigation clarifying the misunderstanding that the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) creates a legal preference for adoption over all other permanency options, including guardianship, when reunification is determined to no longer be feasible.

Brief developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which summarizes facts about the program’s implementation as of March 2026, using the most recent publicly available caseload data through FY23. May 2026

This brief by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work, reports on a professional interview study on subsidized guardianship, to help both increase permanency rates and reduce racial disparity. The study includes the circumstances in which guardianship is considered, challenges to achieving permanency through guardianship, and the role of race. March 2023.

Casey Family Programs technical report analyzing each state's Guardianship Assistance Program policies and surveying state guardianship experts. From January 2018.