A Fourth Path to Permanency: The SOUL Family
On this week’s episode we discuss the worsening capacity crisis when it comes to older youth in foster care, calls for better juvenile judge training, and an update on the legal battle over investigating gender affirming care as abuse in Texas.
Guest Interview Details
After a youth enters foster care, there have traditionally been three paths to a more permanent setting: reunification, adoption and guardianship. Patty Duh of Epic ‘Ohana and Leslie Gross of the Annie E. Casey Foundation join to talk about a proposed fourth version of permanency: the “SOUL Family,” an approach one state has already agreed to try out.
Reading Room
Stability Now! Getting Proactive About the Child Welfare Workforce
https://imprintnews.org/webinars
Illinois is Routinely Housing Wards of The State in Chicago’s Jail for Kids
https://bit.ly/3MJaKhF
Illinois DCFS Director Marc Smith Held in Contempt of Court for Ninth Time for Improperly Placing Teen
https://cbsn.ws/3xLbajr
The Chicago Judge Who Held Child Welfare Directors In Contempt Dozens of Times
https://bit.ly/3tuMXuU
Washington Settles Lawsuit Involving Foster Youth Left Sleeping in Offices and Hotels
https://bit.ly/3O5TjsO
Juvenile Courts Need National Training Standards, Webinar Told
https://bit.ly/3xqR6kO
More Families of Trans Teens Sue to Stop Texas Child Abuse Investigations
https://bit.ly/3MI5Pxp
Judge Temporarily Blocks Some Texas Investigations into Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
https://bit.ly/3NNCEdN
SOUL Family Permanency Option for Older Youth in Foster Care
https://bit.ly/3Qhl43y
SOUL Family Relationship Wheel
https://bit.ly/3xJ3LAX
SOUL Family Comparison to Existing Legal Permanency Pathways
https://bit.ly/3mImoi4
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