This report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the practice of "kinship diversion" in which children are placed with relatives as an alternative to foster care.  Different perspectives about whether kinship diversion is a good or bad practice are offered.  The report concludes that child welfare agencies should more thoroughly explore their kinship diversion practices to ensure they adequately meet the needs of children, their parents and kinship caregivers (2013).

New toolkit created to assist legal professionals understand the value of kinship, the federal laws impacting kin, and the role judges and attorneys play in working with families and kin who open their hearts and homes. In this toolkit you will find resources and practical tips to assist in day-to-day work in addition to a judicial bench card and videos of voices from the field. 

Use this kinship licensing data collection template to assist in evaluation of your jurisdiction's implementation of new kin-specific licensing standards. The template will open as an editable Excel spreadsheet.

Article by Judge Edwina Richardson Mendelson in the Family Justice Initiative Fall 2022 Journal. It describes the current legal landscape for kin in New York and the U.S., and outlines what judges can do to support kinship families.

Chapin Hall Policy Brief explaining kinship navigator programs, the evidence-based programs on the Title IV-E Federal Clearinghouse that have ben approved to receive ongoing federal reimbursement, and recommendations to build further evidence in support of kinship navigator programs.