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Continuing Evolution of State Kinship Care Policies
Amy Jantz, Rob
Geen, Roseana Bess, Cynthia
Andrews, and Victoria Russell
December, 2002
Abstract: This study presents
the findings of a 2001 survey of state kinship foster care
policies. The survey is a follow-up to
those conducted in 1997 and 1999. The results show that many
states are continuing to offer kin
leeway in, or alternatives to, the traditional foster care
licensing process, yet simultaneously striving to
meet the safety requirements of the Adoption and Safe Families Act
(ASFA). Almost all states give preference
to kin over non-kin foster parents, although states differ in how
they assess and support kinship care
families. Many states have instituted a stricter policy since the
implementation of the ASFA final rule,
and there are many kin caring for children in foster care who are
not eligible to receive foster care
payments.
Publisher: The Urban Institute,
2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
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