REUNIFICATION RESOURCES

Reconnect Families All Year Long

June is National Reunification Month! This year, consider how investing in culturally appropriate services and supports can help keep families together!

Black and American Indian/Alaska Native children are at greater risk of being removed from their homes than other children. By utilizing a culturally responsive approach and seeking culturally appropriate services for families of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, we can address racial disproportionalities and disparities in the child welfare system and increase the likelihood of reunification for these populations.

Find strategies, tips, and tools to better engage children and families in this resource collection on reunifying families, and explore tools on cultural responsiveness to make addressing racial equity a priority in your practice.

Featured Resources

Partnering With Birth Parents to Promote Reunification

What can foster caregivers do to work with birth families of the children in their care? Find strategies that prioritize partnerships with birth parents and promote reunification in this publication.

Partnering With Relatives to Promote Reunification

This publication can help kin caregivers improve the odds of reunification and better long-term outcomes. It provides guidance on how to maintain boundaries and respond to the birth parents' needs and concerns.

Make your time in the car more meaningful!

Listen to our podcast episode on reunification to hear a conversation among child welfare professionals on how local agencies, caseworkers, and communities can shift their mindsets and actions to ensure reunification is treated as the primary goal when children are removed from their families.

Reunification Month Webinar

Visit the National Reunification Month collection from the American Bar Association’s Center on Children and the Law to find voices from the field, essential tools, webinars, videos, podcasts, support for planning reunification celebration events, and more!

Register now to join its National Reunification Month webinar, “Supporting Families Through Reunification and Beyond” on June 9 at 2:00 pm ET!

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