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6 POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE QUALITY, STABLE FOSTER PARENTING
Support relationships between birth and foster families
Implement data-driven recruitment and retention practices
Engage foster parents in decision-making
Provide timely access to trusted, dedicated staff and peer support to foster parents
Prioritize placements with family members
Ensure timely access to physical and mental health services
To establish and prioritize
effective approaches to
recruiting, supporting
and retaining quality,
stable foster parenting
THE CHALLENGE FOR STATES AND COMMUNITIES
POLICY SOLUTIONSHOW CHILDREN BENEFIT
Stable, quality foster parenting will help more children: • Be safe and healthy,• Experience greater academic
success,• Stay connected to their
siblings• Have more stable lives, and• Leave foster care for a
permanent family through safe reunification with birth families, placements with relatives, or through adoption.
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When a child needs foster care, quality foster parenting must be a priority. Foster parents are the primary intervention for ensuring the safety and well-being of children in foster care and helping them heal and thrive.
To ensure stable, quality foster parenting is a priority, CHAMPS offers a set of solutions.
PLEASE CONTACT CHAMPS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE POLICY SOLUTIONS.
ALSO, STAY TUNED: CHAMPS plans to issue a compendium to the CHAMPS Policy Playbook in October to feature exemplary policies and practices
for recruiting, supporting and retaining quality foster parents. You can reach us at [email protected].
Stay connected to CHAMPS by following us on Facebook and Twitter (@fosteringchamps) and by visiting our website: www.fosteringchamps.org