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Child welfare practice is largely shaped by laws and policies, including statutes, regulations, and agency policies. Knowing these laws and policies is essential for child welfare practitioners.
Our State Statutes collection offers child welfare professionals, administrators, state legislators, policymakers, children's advocates, and researchers an easier way to access relevant laws and policies in their own state. These guides can also help you make quick comparisons to the laws of other states for a wide array of topics related to child protection, child welfare, and adoption.
The following list highlights recently updated State Statute publications that can help you understand child welfare legislation.
Find an indepth summary of the different approaches states take when concurrent planning. This type of planning ensures that all participants agree to an alternative placement plan while actively pursuing unification efforts for children and their families.
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Read about legislation that provides safe places for parents to relinquish newborn infants. The purpose of these laws is to prevent babies from being abandoned at places where they may come to harm.
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With the growing recognition that most young people are not fully prepared for self-sufficiency at age 18, states offer a variety of programs, including foster care, to this population.
Read about state laws and policies regarding services and assistance that support youth in making the transition to successful adulthood and that provide youth the ability to voluntarily extend their placement in out-of-home care.
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Additional Resources to Support Your Work in Foster Care, Adoption, and Child Welfare
Adoption State Statutes
Child Welfare Statutes
Search the State Statute database anytime for statutes on various topics of all individual states and U.S. territories.
For more information, visit our website, email us at info@childwelfare.gov, or call us toll-free at 1.800.394.3366.
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