This webinar provided a Strengthening Families introduction for people who are new to the protective factors framework and the Strengthening Families approach. It also served as a free, pre-conference training for people attending the Together for Families conference October 14-16, 2020, but is open and available to anyone who would like an introduction or refresher
This webinar featured a presentation from Mosaic Network about how tools and resources related to Strengthening Families can help programs engage in continuous quality improvement (CQI) for their family engagement efforts.
What is included in the NEW version of the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support? Learn about what it means to be a quality Family Strengthening and Support Program building the Protective Factors, and how the revised Standards support programs to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
This brief discusses the importance of self-assessment for programs adopting Strengthening Families. It uses concrete, observable items to show how Strengthening Families protective factors can be supported through “small but significant changes.” (4 pp)
This brief describes how Strengthening Families can be a powerful tool for bringing together various service providers and systems to better collaborate to improve outcomes for children and families. It includes the “daisy” graphic illustrating how all of the systems that touch the lives of children and families can find common ground in a focus
Cailin O’Connor of CSSP and Martha Reeder of the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds responded to questions from participants about implementation of Strengthening Families. We covered a wide range of topics, including implementing Strengthening Families in a medical setting, how protective factors are related to ACEs, and how we can reach families
This webinar focused on the Preschool Development Grant funding opportunity released in fall 2018, and how states were writing family engagement and protective factors into their proposals.
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, presents a host of tools—from flow charts to scripted curriculum—that aid in implementing Strengthening Families. It also has lists of resources for parents and workers. (36 pp)
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, helps participants describe and facilitate what a Strengthening Families approach and engagement look like at a community level. (21 pp)
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, outlines Strengthening Families’ efforts to find a strategic, feasible approach to child abuse prevention that would be systematic, implemented nationally, reach large numbers, and have a preventative impact. (21 pp)
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is designed to help participants obtain a broader understanding of the tools available to support implementation of the Strengthening Families approach. (22 pp)
This lesson plan, from the Strengthening Families curriculum, is designed to help participants obtain a broader understanding of how community work can support the Strengthening Families approach and vice versa. (18 pp)
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is designed to help participants obtain a broader understanding of the research behind the Strengthening Families approach. It provides slides, statements, explanations, and questions to ask. (11 pp)
The purpose of this paper is to describe how the Help Me Grow Model currently aligns with the Strengthening Families Approach and Protective Factors Framework; how HMG affiliates are currently using Strengthening Families; and how we envision the introduction of goal concordant care (GCC) affecting HMG affiliates’ impact on families’ protective factors. (23 pp)
This brief offers information on how Strengthening Families is used in home visiting, as well as the resources available for implementing Strengthening Families into home visiting in various states. (2 pp)
This brief offers information on how Strengthening Families is used in child welfare systems, as well as the resources available for implementing Strengthening Families into child welfare systems in various states. (2 pp)
This brief charts how eight different states chose to integrate Strengthening Families into QRIS. It offers a short description of each state’s requirements, as well as which Strengthening Families training is required. (2 pp)
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is designed to help participants gain understanding of the Strengthening Families approach. (17 pp)
This brief, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, outlines and summarizes Strengthening Families and how it is being incorporated across the country. (2 pp)
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is a detailed lesson plan designed to help participants become knowledgeable about the four big ideas behind Strengthening Families. (12 pp)
This brief offers information on how Strengthening Families is used in child abuse and neglect prevention (CANP), as well as the resources available for implementing Strengthening Families into CANP in various states. (2 pp)
This webinar highlighted how new kinds of partnerships with public interest law allies—including some underway through the DULCE Learning Network—can expand access to justice for families and strengthen the early childhood sector. We’ll be joined by MLPB, which has pioneered an integrative approach to linking early childhood stakeholders with legal problem-solving assets.
The audience learned about the Building Family Economic Mobility Toolkit from the National Center for Parent, Family, and Community Engagement.
This brief explores the alignment between Strengthening Families and the Head Start PFCE Framework so leaders in states, agencies, and early childhood programs can understand the contributions of these frameworks. (5 pp)
This brief outlines practices used by exemplary family child care programs to support families. Each section starts with a description of the protective factor and core strategies for building that protective factor. (31 pp)
This presentation provides a quick overview of the new materials and a more in-depth look at the revised Strengthening Families self-assessment tools released in 2014.
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, will help participants build a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Protective Factors and how to support them through day-to-day interactions with families. (29 pp)
This PowerPoint provides an overview of Strengthening Families, the Protective Factors Framework, connections between Strengthening Families and home visits, and how home visitors help families build protective factors. (33 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, emphasizes the cyclical nature Strengthening Families and Youth Thrive. Strong families offer a pathway to children’s well-being, leading to thriving youth, leading to thriving parents, and back again. (1 p)
This report expands on the perspectives and research evidence that inform the Strengthening Families and Youth Thrive frameworks by addressing key issues not highlighted in the initial research foundation reports. (38 pp)
This webinar engaged participants in reviewing and weighing in on a new strategic plan that is being developed for the Strengthening Families initiative. See how the plan is taking shape so far, and share your thoughts on what should be included and where you think we (CSSP and national, state, and local partners) should focus
This webinar discusses how the Strengthening Families approach is being used to support parent and family engagement through Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for early care and education.
This webinar discusses Strengthening Families through family, friend, and neighbor care providers—what should be considered when working with them and innovative strategies for collaboration.
This webinar discusses strategies that Strengthening Families Alaska uses to reach Native Alaskan families, as well as strategies that help bring protective factors messaging and support to rural Alaskan communities.
This webinar discusses the mini-grant process that Strengthening Families West Virginia uses to help communities and programs make small but significant changes to help families build their protective factors.
This webinar discusses how family resource centers and family support networks help families build protective factors. It includes updates from the CSSP and the Alliance about ongoing work and opportunities.
This webinar discusses Journey to Vitality, a new café series coming out from Be Strong Families, and how it connects with Parent Cafés and Strengthening Families.
This brief explains Strengthening Families five key approaches to increase family strengths, enhance child development, and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. It includes a framework logic model. (2 pp)
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, comes from the Youth Thrive program and teaches participants to define and describe the five Youth Thrive Protective and Promotive Factors, understand how to use those Factors, and identify ways to use Strengthening Families and Protective Factors Frameworks. (27 pp)
This brief offers information on how Strengthening Families is used in Early Care and Education, as well as the resources available for implementing Strengthening Families into ECE in various states. (2 pp)
This report explores Strengthening Families’ four big ideas and protective factors and how they interplay with ECE programs. (2 pp)
Experts discussed how family support professionals and organizations have adapted to serve families during the COVID-19 outbreak, and what we are learning that we will carry forward from this time. Find the resources shared by the panelists here.
This webinar featured answers to questions about Strengthening Families implementation and included speakers from CSSP and the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds about new resources and opportunities.
This brief provides an overview of core functions of the Strengthening Families implementation. (2 pp)
This resource is a brief overview of the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework. (2pp)
This brief highlights specific opportunities in the PDG B-5 FOA for States to incorporate Strengthening Families into their applications. (10pp)
This brief provides a quick summary of six different tools that can be helpful when implementing Strengthening Families. (1 p)
This brief encourages state development of waiver proposal and plans, as well as the exploration of possibilities to support current and future demonstration projects that incorporate Strengthening Families. (12 pp)
This brief provides information based on analysis of state RTT-ELC plans and direct dialogue with states. It is organized around the five core functions that support Strengthening Families implementation and sustainability. (7 pp)
This brief explores, in detail, how the alignment between Strengthening Families and Head Start helps programs meet federally mandated performance standards. (29 pp)
This brief outlines Strengthening Families’ approach to building protective factors, including a model to inform relationship and marriage education. It identifies ways programs and professionals can use them together to improve outcomes. (4 pp)
This PowerPoint outlines the five-phase knowledge building process behind Strengthening Families’ research and its evidence-informed approach. (14 pp)
This webinar focuses on exciting efforts around the country to implement Strengthening Families at the community level, including new framing from the CSSP and slides you can use in your own presentations.
This webinar focuses on professional development strategies. Jessica Sugrue leads a group of other experienced trainers in a “fishbowl” conversation about strategies in implementing Strengthening Families across different fields.
This webinar focuses on how the Strengthening Families approach aligns with healthy relationship and marriage education. Also, Ted Futris and David Schramm discuss the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model.
This webinar answers questions about Strengthening Families implementation and refers you to relevant materials in a real-time technical assistance clinic.
This webinar discusses the First 2,000 Days initiative in Calgary, Alberta, which is using the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework to shape their collective impact work.
This webinar answers questions about Strengthening Families implementation and refers you to relevant materials in a real-time technical assistance clinic.
This webinar presents a new resource from Butterfly – Trainings that Transform. Also, Maureen Durning and Jane Zink discuss their book, “STRONG: Teaching the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework to Parents and Professionals.”
This webinar presents Colorado’s new state child abuse and neglect prevention plan and how it builds on, and advances, their ongoing implementation of Strengthening Families.
This webinar includes updates from the Alliance and time dedicated to answering questions about Strengthening Families implementation.
This webinar checks in on the CDC’s Essentials for Childhood initiative and discusses how two states are implementing it and how it is connected to their Strengthening Families work.
This webinar discusses how Strengthening Families is being implemented throughout the state of Kentucky. Kentucky has made great strides in advancing the protective factors approach over the past three years.
This webinar focuses on how groups around the country are using the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework to communicate with parents and caregivers.
This brief overviews Strengthening Families and Essentials for Childhood. It explores the common ground and differences to be considered when using the two together. (36 pp)
The purpose of this report is to provide a synthesis of the ideas and research from the neurobiological, behavioral, and social sciences that further inform the evidence-base of CSSP’s Strengthening Families Approach and Protective Factors Framework.
This PowerPoint is an implementation tool for programs adopting a Strengthening Families approach. It helps identify “small but significant changes,” is flexible, identifies strengths, and is designed for continuous growth. (13 pp)
This infographic, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, depicts the cyclical nature of community, systems, and policy changes, which help lead to child, family, and community well-being. (1pp)
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families Curriculum, is designed to help participants obtain an understanding of the shifts in child welfare practice that can support families in building Protective Factors. (20 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, allows caseworkers to monitor progress and stay attuned to family changes. The chart can be used to set standards of progress and document growth. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, outlines a toolbox of encouraging and supportive models and approaches to help caseworkers build protective factors among the families they serve. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers discussing the importance of constructive and supportive social connections—relationships with family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community members, and service providers. (2 pp)
This webinar explores the new Early Childhood System Performance Assessment Toolkit from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, which contains guidance and tools to measure various aspects of how well your local early childhood system is working to improve the reach of child and family services, coordination among those services, commitment of the
This packet includes the research brief about each protective factor as well as an “action sheet” for service providers about their role in supporting families to build each protective factor. (10 pp)
This video discusses resources from ZERO TO THREE focused on building protective factors with military families. Co-presenters include CSSP and the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds.
This video explains revisions to the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework and adaptations for Early Childhood Systems, intended for state, tribal, and territory leaders, administrators, providers, parents, and other decisionmakers in early childhood systems and programs.
This brief outlines practices used by exemplary home visiting programs to support families. Each section starts with a description of the protective factor and core strategies for building that protective factor. (31 pp)
This brief discusses the challenge of coordinating and aligning work both across the many different models and between home visiting and the many other services and supports families need. (6 pp)
This brief outlines practices used by exemplary community-based programs to support families. Each section starts with a short description of the protective factor and core strategies for building that protective factor. (41 pp)
This brief outlines practices used by exemplary center-based programs to support families. Each section starts with a short description of the protective factor and core strategies for building that protective factor. (54 pp)
This webinar discusses how CASA volunteers in Idaho take a protective factors approach to their work with families, the training they’re receiving, and the small but significant changes they are making.
This webinar discusses the integration of protective factors into North Carolina’s trauma informed care initiative, as well as Be Strong Families’ training on “Living the Protective Factors.”
In this webinar, Tabitha Kelly discusses how Arlington County infuses a protective and promotive factors approach throughout their Division of Child and Family Services—including child welfare and behavioral health services.
This webinar introduces the importance of HOPE, a framework that studies and promotes positive child and family well-being. Dr. Bob Sege connects evidence for HOPE to actions that improve effectiveness.
In this webinar, Dr. Charles Bruner discusses why place and race are important to health equity in early childhood. He also examines the role of family support in transforming child health.
This webinar discusses the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities’ two-year brain science initiative, Change in Mind—including lessons learned and specific examples from the 15-site cohort.
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Washington State as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in California as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Michigan as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Kentucky as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Illinois as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Arizona as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Alaska as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Alabama as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in North Carolina as well as additional information on infrastructure, parent partnerships, ensuring accountability, deepening knowledge, shifting practice, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Maine as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in South Carolina as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This infographic, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is a month-long sample calendar with ways of incorporating the five Protective and Promotive Factors into a daily practice. (1 p)
This PowerPoint is a revised implementation tool for programs adopting a Strengthening Families approach. It explores the changes made to self-assessment and program strategies. (17 pp)
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families Curriculum, teaches about early childhood/adolescent brain development, the significance of nurturing adults, how stress affects children, the impact of child abuse, signs/symptoms of trauma, and a Protective Factors approach for caregivers. (30 pp)
This PowerPoint, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, explores how protective factors help focus on safety, permanency, and well-being for children. It discusses how to apply critical thinking in child welfare and build protective factors through core practice areas. (18 pp)
This PowerPoint is a presentation with information with basic information about RTT-ELC and how states can use Strengthening Families to compete for more than $1 billion in competitive grants. (13 pp)
This PowerPoint provides an introduction to Strengthening Families and its leadership teams. It discusses their roles, how they are structured, how they function, and how they vary. (20 pp)
This PowerPoint discusses the intersections between Strengthening Families, Head Start, and NAEYC. It examines how these alignments help programs meet federally mandated performance standards. (14 pp)
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is designed to help participants become familiar with the Youth Thrive framework of Protective and Promotive Factors for youth. (21 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Wisconsin as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, offers a way for workers to identify important strengths of a caregiver. It includes examples of strengths for each protective factor and space to make notes. (2 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, offers sample objectives and sample tasks/activities on using protective factors to develop case plan tasks. It includes a blank chart to be filled out. (2 pp)
This brief is a flyer for Butterfly TTT LLC, a training and consulting firm specializing in promoting the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework through training, consulting, and technical assistance. (2 pp)
This PowerPoint is an extensive introduction to Strengthening Families. It outlines its “four big ideas,” the five protective factors, pathways for improved outcomes, and implementation data. (30 pp)
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families Curriculum, is designed to help participants obtain broader understanding of the impact of trauma on brain development and how its effects can be mitigated through a protective factors approach. (21 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, provides case studies that present four different scenarios. It includes spaces to note the application of protective factors in these situations. (4 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, offers sample objectives and sample tasks/activities on recognizing and acting upon the protective factors. It includes a blank chart to be filled out. (2 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, helps identify caregiver strengths. It outlines important strengths and provides a space for a worker to note those strengths and provide feedback. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, helps chart practice skills with regards to six crucial skill sets: engaging, assessing, decision-making/teaming, services and supports planning, intervening, and monitoring and case closure. (1 p)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, comes from the Youth Thrive program and discusses the importance of youth resilience and having trusting relationships with caring, encouraging, and competent adults who provide positive guidance and promote high expectations. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is from the Youth Thrive program and discusses the importance of assisting youth to identify, find, and receive concrete support. This ensures that they receive necessities everyone needs and deserves. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, comes from the Youth Thrive program and discuses the importance of youth having social connections who care, who are non-judgmental listeners, who offer guidance, and who encourage high expectations. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, comes from the Youth Thrive program and discusses the importance of having accurate information about adolescent development; beliefs about youth influence perceptions and treatment of young people. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers discussing how putting Protective Factors into play in their own lives can help them confront the daily challenges of doing child welfare work. (2 pp)
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, gives caseworkers some simple activities to do with children help match them to four social-emotional skill-building areas. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers to help them devise action plans for how they would engage with a parent on various parenting issues. (1 p)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers to help individuals map out the nature of their relationship to the various systems that surround them on a daily basis. (1 p)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers discussing the strong link between young children’s social-emotional competence and their cognitive development, language skills, mental health, and school success. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers discussing the importance of helping parents identify, find, and receive concrete supports. This will ensure that they receive necessities everyone needs and deserves. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers discussing the importance of educating parents on parenting strategies and child development. This knowledge helps parents recognize what children need during developmental stages. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, is for caseworkers discussing the importance of how parents deal with stressors and manage stress through adversity—both personally and with relation to their child. (2 pp)
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Georgia as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work. (2 pp)
This brief outlines the syllabus for the Strengthening Families curriculum. It charts the class titles, lengths, and learning objectives. (2 pp)
This handout, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, discusses how cognitive and social-emotional aptitude are essential in adolescence and sets the foundation for an independent identity and a productive, responsible, and satisfying adulthood. (2 pp)
This webinar included segments from one of the training sequences from the National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds’ new four-part training, “Let’s Talk About . . . Preventing Child Neglect.” Participants were also introduced to the remaining three training sequences in the series and other valuable resources related to preventing child neglect.
This brief outlines core functions of leadership team roles. (2 pp)
This document is designed to help organizations to use the Protective Factors in developing case plan tasks and activities. (2 pp)
This template is designed to help organizations develop an action plan for improving their program. (1 pp)
This template is designed to help organizations develop an action plan for improving their program. (1 pp)
This brief explores Mosaic’s re-designed evaluation portal, which launched in conjunction with CSSP’s four new program self-assessments. The system addresses the needs of programs, state or national leaders, and evaluators. (3 pp)
This brief summarizes these two frameworks, highlights their commonalities and differences, and identifies ways states and systems using both frameworks can use them together. (2 pp)
This brief outlines the protective factors and offers in-depth details on their definitions. (2 pp)
This brief outlines a review of academic literature on protective factors for the five vulnerable populations it serves. It also provides a summary of the alignment in research findings. (2 pp)
This webinar discusses efforts in three states to help parents build protective factors through their involvement in the corrections systems—including how correctional systems are taking a protective factors approach with parents.
This webinar shares a new scan of innovative programs serving young parents and their children in rural areas and suburban pockets of poverty and discusses the ongoing work of Early Childhood-LINC.
This webinar focuses on how child welfare jurisdictions are using a protective and promotive factors approach with foster and resource parents.
This webinar discusses how we can expand the conversation around building healthy communities to prevent child neglect.
This webinar discusses cafés designed to build protective factors, with a spotlight on the Caring Conversations Café model. It will also include updates from other models out in the field.
This webinar discusses CSSP’s framework of community approaches to toxic stress—how efforts to build protective factors, reduce sources of toxic stress, and implement trauma-informed care fit together at the community level.
This webinar discusses parents and protective factors and the resources available for parents.
This webinar discusses how the Early Childhood and Health Learning Collaborative is using a protective factors approach, as well as activities and lessons from early learning collaboratives.
In this webinar, Rhiannon Reeves discusses the new Child Care Development Fund regulations and what effect they may have on state Quality Rating and Improvement Systems.
This webinar shows how Corrections and the Department of Early Learning work together to focus on the protective factors of parents eligible for alternative sentencing.
This webinar focuses on how a protective factors approach can be used to support kinship care providers. It includes input from the CSSP and the Alliance about new resources and opportunities.
This webinar discusses the new Prevention Planning Toolkit from the Child Abuse and Neglect Technical Assistance and Strategic Dissemination Center. It also discusses prevention planning at state and local levels.
This webinar discusses a recent paper from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard and the three science-based ideas that drive action across a wide variety of fields.
This webinar focused on how a protective factors approach can be applied in child welfare practice.
This PowerPoint teaches participants to define and describe the five protective factors, as well as understand how they can use everyday actions to support families in building their own protective factors. (29 pp)
This brief discusses the importance of constructive and supportive social connections—relationships with family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, community members, and service providers. (2 pp)
This report details six promising programs representative of current work in rural areas and suburban pockets of poverty, both underserved communities. It notes several themes that emerged across the programs. (44 pp)
This PowerPoint provides a more in-depth look into the protective factors. It gives examples of what each factor looks like and everyday actions that demonstrate the factors. (12 pp)
This brief charts the protective factors with an overview of their definitions and examples of how teaming builds each one. It includes information on developmental needs and caregiver decision-making. (2 pp)
This brief discusses the strong link between young children’s social-emotional competence and their cognitive development, language skills, mental health, and school success. (2 pp)
This brief discusses the importance of educating parents on parenting strategies and child development. This knowledge helps parents recognize what children need during developmental stages. (2 pp)
This brief discusses the importance of helping parents identify, find, and receive concrete support. This will ensure that they receive necessities everyone needs and deserves. (2 pp)
This policy paper provides recommendations for policy implementation of a “reasonable and prudent parent standard” for all youth in care, as well as recommendations for LGBTQ and expectant and parenting youth. (7 pp)