• Adoption and Safe Families Act
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• When Policy Meets Practice: The Untested Effects of Permanency Reforms in Child Welfare
  ASFA emphasized child protection over family preservation, and introduced reforms intended to increase the likelihood and the speed with which children in the child welfare system attain a permanent home. This article from the = Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare details two provisions of the law, concurrent planning and reunification exception, and explores challenges in their implementation. These provisions have the potential to shift the nature of how child welfare services are delivered, and which families will receive them. An examination of implementation in the state of California suggests there is a need for further research regarding the application and effectiveness of these reforms to ensure they produce their intended effects.

NRCFCPPP Information Packet

• ASFA by Viki Klee (May 2002)

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• Adoption and Safe Families Act

• ASFA Principles

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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