It Takes an 'Ohana
Hawaii's Foster Care ResourceIt Takes an ‘Ohana is a program of Family Programs Hawaii. We provide the latest news in foster care and updates to Hawaii’s child welfare laws. For more information on foster care and strengthening families in Hawaii, visit our main website by clicking the button below.
Support Normalcy for Youth in Foster Care
The Child Welfare Information Gateway has a new web page with resources to help professionals and parents support and promote normal childhood experience for youth in foster care. The page highlights the provision of the 2014 Strengthening Families Act that allows caregivers and foster parents to use a reasonable and prudent parent standard as they make decisions to allow young people to participate in age-appropriate activities that were too often off-limits for youth in care.
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https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/resources-foster-families/parenting/normalcy/?utm_source=Professionals&utm_campaign=a548505968-E_Notes_July_2016_06_29_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9bab4b66b7-a548505968-292369425
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Hootah’s Baby
A new book has just come out that can help explain adoption to children who have been taken from biological parents due to neglect or harm!
Hootah’s Baby is a story about a mother owl whose life-style choices have made it impossible to be an effective mother. The community steps in to ensure the baby’s safety. It is not about whether or not the mother loves her baby. It is all about mothering skills and the child’s need to be safe. Follow link to learn more.
The 4 Protective Factors
One of the most important things adults can do to help Foster Children and Youth develop into caring, competent, and confident adults is to...
Hawaii Court Improvement Project Survey
In 2012, the Hawaii Court Improvement Project (CIP) partnered with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) to assess current quality of court practices in child abuse and neglect cases in the state of Hawaii. This survey provides those in Hawaii with an opportunity for to share your perspective on strengths and challenges of the current family court and child welfare systems. Please share any thoughts, comments, or suggestions you might have.
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