CAAA - California Association of Adoption Agencies

USEFUL RESOURCES

Here are some documents and links that may be helpful for reference
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	The Adoption Institute Report: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption.
	“Insights” is a new flagship publication for the California Child Welfare Co-Investment Partnership. Issued periodically, it provides a concise summary of California’s progress in improving child welfare outcomes. Intended for stakeholders, this issue examines how to interpret and use data to improve critical outcomes for children in care. Insights, vol. 1 2010 Insights User Guide
	Issues in Relative Placement - PDF's and Abstracts (on this site)
	California Social Work Education Center - UC Berkeley
	Training Kin to be Foster Parents (pdf)
	The 2007 Adoption Tax Credit, from NACAC.
	The UC Davis Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice
	The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy
	The National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning
	Issues Raised by Kinship Care (pdf)
	Training Mental Health Professionals in Adoption Competence (pdf)
	Safe haven laws are ill-considered and harmful. Full Report (pdf), Brief commentary.
	Fight for Your Rights: A Guidebook for California Foster Youth, Former Foster Youth, and Those Who Care About Them, The National Center for Youth Law.