Children and youth in foster care or those at risk of entry into foster care are faced with a multitude of trauma and loss experiences. Beginning with being a part of a family unit in which the safety and wellbeing may be jeopardized only to then move from place to place during their tenure in […]
Category: Due Diligence
Defining Due Diligence: Identifying Relatives for Foster YouthÂ
The Foster Connections Act of 2008 (FCA) has established the legal requirements of identifying and notifying relatives for children and youth who are entering or are in danger of entering the foster care system. This brief highlights strategies to comply with those legal mandates, and explores the overall meaning and intent of due diligence to […]