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Region VIII Youth Permanency Initiative
Sponsored by AdoptUsKids and the National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning.
Initiated January, 2006; completed January, 2007.
Participating agencies:
• El Paso County, Colorado Department of Human Services, with support from the Colorado State Department of Human Services
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
• Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Child & Family Services
• Wyoming Department of Family Services
Faculty representatives from:
• Young alumni of care
• AdoptUsKids
• National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
• National Resource Center on Adoption
• National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
• National Resource Center for Youth Development
• Massachusetts Department of Social Services
• Race Matters Consortium
Activities included:
• Three all-Initiative meetings
April 18-19, 2006, Denver, Colorado
September 25-26, 2006, Helena, Montana
January 18-19, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Monthly teleconference calls
• Extranet
Essential components:
• Framework for Practice developed by NRCFCPPP and Casey Family Services
• Active participation of young people as both team members and faculty
• Technical assistance available to participating teams from the Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network
• Use of Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method; small tests of change repeated in rapid succession leading to improved practice
PDSAs conducted in the areas of
• Identifying lasting connections
• Improving communication with young people in care
• Empowering young people to participate in the own permanency planning
• Engaging youth to participate in policy, planning, and community development activities
• Providing young people with tools to achieve
• Educating others about the importance of youth permanency
Major efforts related to the work of the Initiative
• Statewide youth convening
• Training curriculum for foster parents of adolescents
• Community engagement in opening doors to young people through employment, mentoring, etc.
• Development or expansion of youth advisory boards in several jurisdictions
Personal outcomes related to participation in the Initiative
• One young person, who thought she was “too old” to be adopted, will soon have her adoption finalized
• One young person was reunified with her birth mother and receiving support services
• Several adult team members reported gaining a new understanding of the need to help young people develop life skills in addition to, not in place of, pursuing permanent connections
• Lasting friendships formed
For more about the Region VIII Youth Permanency Initiative, see November 2006 and February 2007 editions of E-Notes, an electronic newsletter from AdoptUsKids, at . The AdoptUsKids website will be adding additional information about the Intiative in the coming months.
For more information on youth permanency from the NRCFCPPP, visit:
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