Casey Family Programs' 2024 signature report. The report includes insights from communities and systems that have chosen to create cultures where kin are prioritized when children must be removed from their parents, and from families about the difference that choice has made in their lives.

ABA Journal Children and the Law Article Series highlighting advocate support for kinship care and the use of shadow foster care systems to place children with kin outside of child welfare. August 2023. 

Information memorandum summarizing the final rule released on 9/28/23 that allows states to adopt separate licensing standards for relative or kinship foster family homes.

Information memorandum describing notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) about ensuring safe and appropriate placements for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care. The full NPRM includes language stating: "We note that a title IV–E agency shall consider giving preference to an adult relative over a non-related caregiver when determining an out-of-home placement for a child, provided that the relative caregiver meets all relevant state or tribal child protection standards (section 471(a)(19) of the Act). HHS invites public comment on how agencies can best comply with the requirements of this proposed rule and prioritize placements with kinship caregivers. In particular, HHS invites public comment on what resources agencies may need from HHS to support kinship caregivers in caring for an LGBTQI+ child.” The rule was finalized on April 30, 2024, and was planned to go into effect on July 1, 2024, but implementation has been stalled by ongoing litigation about the rule's legality.