Child Welfare Information Gateway E-lert! November 2011

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The following new and updated publications and resources are now available from Child Welfare Information Gateway. Use the links listed below, or contact us to request print copies, which we will mail you free if they are available.

November is National Adoption Month

Be sure to celebrate National Adoption Month all year long! It's never too late to raise awareness about the adoption of children and youth from foster care. Refer to Information Gateway's National Adoption Month 2011 website throughout the year; it focuses on building the capacity of adoption professionals to recruit and retain parents for the 107,000 children and youth waiting for permanent families.

www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/nam

What's New

Child Trends and Information Gateway State Statutes Data Collaboration

Select content from Information Gateway's State Statutes Series is now available on the State Child Welfare Policy Database, which is managed by Child Trends with support from Casey Family Programs. The database provides policy information on a range of child welfare topics, giving users access to up-to-date information on individual State policies and the ability to compare their own State's policies with other States'.

Visit the State Child Welfare Policy Database at www.childwelfarepolicy.org

State Guides and Manuals Search

This database of online State and county policy and procedure manuals, administrative rules, licensing standards, handbooks for families, and other resources allows users to search by any combination of multiple States, topics, and audiences. Search results link users to the original, and sometimes difficult-to-find, materials online.

www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/sgm

In This Month's CBX

The November issue of Children's Bureau Express (CBX) spotlights this year's National Adoption Month initiative, announces the winners of the Adoption Excellence Awards, and links to a number of reports on the benefits of adoption.

cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov

Subscribe to CBX at www.childwelfare.gov/admin/subscribe

Did You Know?

Training Web Section

Information Gateway's Training section has resources to help you find curricula and related training materials for a variety of audiences, information on improving State and local training systems and evaluating curricula, and lists of national and State training organizations and schools of social work.

www.childwelfare.gov/management/training

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