Here are 5 reasons why child welfare is increasingly collaborating with community members to keep children and youth safe. Children and youth in the care of the child welfare system really care about the adults in their extended networks – regardless of whether they are related to them or not. One research study documents that children living in foster care are deeply attuned to the power of these networks – much more than children and youth who are not in care.. (Ontario’s Association of Children’s Aid Societies)…Research shows that broad kin networks are directly linked to better outcomes for children and youth in the child welfare system
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