Briefs

This updated 2016 policy brief provides background on visitation for parents and their children in foster care, an overview of research findings on visitation and policy recommendations for visitation.

This 2016 policy brief provides an overview of why creating a separate Children's Department in Washington State would be a better way to serve children and families.

This 2014 policy brief provides background on the McCleary vs. State lawsuit and emphasizes that changes made only to the education system (and not social service system) threatens to widen the achievement gap for low-income and poor students.

This 2015 policy brief provides an update on the implementation of Family Assessment Response (FAR) in Washington State.

Efforts to reduce child maltreatment will have a better chance for long-term success if interventions address the full range of primary factors associated with child maltreatment.

This brief discusses the statewide uptick in in court involvement with children entering care and opportunities for future exploration to better understand the implications of this trend.

This brief gives an overview of Family Assessment Response (or differential response) and how it might impact children and families.

This brief explores Social Impacts Bonds: what they are, how they are created, and what elements are necessary to implement them.

This brief reports that children with frequent family contact while in foster care experience a greater likelihood of reunification, shorter stays in out-of-home care, overall improved emotional well-being, and positive adjustment to placement.

This brief describes POC's formative evaluation of the early stage of the Case Resolution Meeting (CRM).