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Creating a Kin-First Culture

When children can’t live safely with their parents/caregivers and enter the child welfare system, child welfare policy prioritizes placement with relatives or close family friends, also known as kinship foster …

When children can't live safely with their parents/caregivers and enter the child welfare system, child welfare policy prioritizes placement with relatives or close family friends, also known as kinship foster care. Research has shown that children entering the child welfare system do best with plac...

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