The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies
Advocacy & Policy, Advocacy/Policy, Family, Family Engagement, Family Support Services, Foster Youth, Relationships, Research, Trauma-Informed Care
The Annie E. Casey Foundation offers its latest installment to provide information on kinship diversion policies through this analysis report of state-by-state surveys of kinship care policies. Findings are based on 33 state respondents who have policies allowing kinship diversion. The Annie E. Casey Foundation defines kinship diversion as placement of a child with relatives or close family friends as an alternative to a child welfare agency taking custody and placing the child in formal foster care.