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Adolescent Permanency

Resources

Field-Initiated Research on Successful Adolescent Adoptions
Comprehensive report on what contributes to a successful adolescent adoption, including recruitment, pre/post adoption services, birth family connections, policy and practice recommendations and more.

National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections' "Digital Stories from the Field"

Real youth, parents, workers and legal representatives talk about what works in youth permanency.

Ready, Set, Fly! A Parent’s Guide to Teaching Life Skills 

“We Interrupt” – Waiting Teens Talk About Child Specific Recruitment
Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InCtQdqaSqY
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gcZE4T0tuo&feature=related

Massachusetts Department of Social Services Breakthrough Series Collaborative on Adolescent Permenancy: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned  

The 3-5-7 Model: Preparing Children for Permenancy

NRCYD Update Permanency for Adolescents

Organizations

Organizations Working in Adolescent Permanency/Adoption

Organizations Serving Youth Aging Out


North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106
St. Paul, MN 55114
phone: 651-644-3036
fax: 651-644-9848
e-mail: info@nacac.org
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