Kinship care

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Kinship care

HHS Informal & formal kinship care, intro
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/kincare/intro.htm

Health & Human Services
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_kinshi/f_kinshia.cfm

Placement of children with relatives, summary of state laws
http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/ ... entall.pdf

HHS kinship care survey
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/cyp/kincare/sect3.htm

HHS Kinship caregivers and child welfare
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_kinshi/f_kinshi.pdf


HHS & TANF
http://aspe.hhs.gov/HSP/child-only04/ch4.htm

American Bar Association policy
http://www.abanet.org/child/kinship.html

Child welfare league
http://www.cwla.org/programs/kinship/kinshipissues.htm

Health care issues
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcf ... p_Care.pdf

voluntary kinship placements
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=310772&renderforprint=1

Article - Legal maze of kinship care
http://library.adoption.com/Kinship-Car ... 744/1.html

Kinship care providers
http://www.nacac.org/adoptalk_articles/kinship.html

medical & educational consent
http://www.adopting.org/adoptions/legal ... nsent.html

Legislative update
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/grandparent/helpart.html

legal infor, grandparents, AARP, kinship care
http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparen ... legal.html

Children's law report
http://childlaw.sc.edu/frmPublications/ ... 412559.pdf

health financing issues
http://www.hcfo.net/pdf/findings0704.pdf

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States

California - Los Angeles
http://www.bettzedek.org/PDF/kinshipcar ... 20consent'

Colorado
http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/cyf/Child_W ... 20Body.htm

Florida
http://www.flkin.usf.edu/

Maine (look under kinship care in definitions)
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/cfl/TCM/definitions.htm

Maryland article
http://www.sustainfunds.org/updates/CPM ... _Aug05.pdf

Maryland
http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/billfile/sb0031.htm

Maryland
http://www.mdoa.state.md.us/Section8.pd ... 20consent'

Maryland, medical
http://www.peoples-law.org/children/ema ... atment.htm

Michigan
http://library.adoption.com/Kinship-Car ... 744/1.html

Minnesota
http://www.mkca.org/ikreport.pdf#search ... 20consent'

NJ '99
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativ ... 2199rs.htm

North Carolina -- Child Welfare Agency
http://info.dhhs.state.nc.us/olm/manual ... 1c5-05.htm

"Informal kinship care arrangements are commonplace in times of shared crisis for many families. Such arrangements are most effective when other members of the family and community resources provide emotional and tangible support to the care provider. When a DSS becomes involved in a family, informal kinship supports may not exist and the family may be too embarrassed or angry to seek such support. For instance, during a child protective services investigative assessment, a DSS may require the parent to choose and arrange for a temporary placement for their child in order to protect the child from further harm. Agency staff may need to help the temporary care provider locate and develop support and resources needed in caring for the child. In addition, the agency shall remain involved with the family providing placement and the birth family until the child’s ongoing safety is assured and the placement is legally secure or until the DSS files petition for custody. These informal arrangements are NOT legally secure for the child or for the caregiver."

Pa. medical
http://erickson.pasenategop.com/press2004/012304.htm

Washington, kinship care legal resources
http://www.seniorservices.org/SRA/KinshipCare.asp

Washingtion, agreement form
http://www.seniorservices.org/SRA/Tempo ... eement.pdf

Washington state
http://www.childcarenet.org/KinshipCare.htm

Washington
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/Kinshi ... 20consent'

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private kinship care

HHS
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_kinshi/f_kinshia.cfm

NC study
http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/sheran/kincare.pdf

Utah - sample form
http://www.code-co.com/utah/leg/98/bills/hb00790.htm

IRS earned income tax credit
https://www.cwla.org/advocacy/irseitccomments.htm
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