Birth Parent Advocacy involves supporting and empowering biological parents in navigating the child welfare system, ensuring their rights and voices are respected throughout processes like adoption or foster care. It emphasizes the need for systemic reform and provides resources and education to help birth parents make informed decisions and maintain connections with their children when possible.

Birth Parent Advocacy

Biological parents

The Child Welfare System is a network of services designed to ensure the safety, well-being, and permanent placement of children who have been abused, neglected, or are at risk. It involves collaboration among various agencies, including child protective services, foster care, and adoption services, to support children and families in crisis.

Child Welfare System

Rights and voices

Adoption is a legal process that establishes a permanent, parent-child relationship between individuals who are not biologically related, providing the child with the same rights and responsibilities as a biological child. It involves various stages including eligibility, matching, placement, and finalization, and can be domestic or international, open or closed, depending on the circumstances and preferences of those involved.

Adoption

Foster care is a temporary arrangement in which a child is placed with a state-certified caregiver when their biological parents are unable to care for them. It aims to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children until they can be reunited with their families or adopted by others.

Foster Care

Systemic reform refers to comprehensive changes made to an entire system, aiming to improve its overall function and outcomes by addressing underlying structures, policies, and practices. It requires coordinated efforts across multiple levels of the system to ensure sustainable and effective transformation, often involving stakeholders from various sectors to align goals and resources.

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