Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent

Share Your Perspective: Supporting Relatives Caring for Children

Family Voices United launches regular "Share Your Perspective" questions on timely topics relating to child welfare. This new paper asks experts with lived experience across the country, "What are the... (Read more)

Published May 18, 2023

Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent

Share Your Perspective: Race Equity

Family Voices United launches regular "Share Your Perspective" questions on timely topics relating to child welfare. This new paper asks experts with lived experience across the country, "The federal Administration... (Read more)

Published Jan 26, 2023

Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent, Organization/Advocate

Family Voices United: Advisory Board Overview

This document is an overview of participation expectations on our Lived Experience Advisory Board.(Read more)

Published Dec 8, 2022

Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent, Organization/Advocate

Share Your Perspective"Prevention: Strengthening Families and Averting Crises

Family Voices United launches regular "Share Your Perspective" questions on timely topics relating to child welfare. This new paper asks experts with lived experience across the country, " What services... (Read more)

Published Aug 13, 2022

Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent, Organization/Advocate

"Share Your Perspective" Paper on Race Equity in Child Welfare

Family Voices United launches regular "Share Your Perspective" questions on timely topics relating to child welfare. This new paper asks experts with lived experience across the country, " What changes... (Read more)

Published Jun 23, 2022

Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent

Share your Perspective on Supporting Kinship Caregivers

Family Voices United launches regular "Share Your Perspective" questions on timely topics relating to child welfare. This campaign centers around the question, "In an effort to keep young people with... (Read more)

Published Apr 1, 2022

Birth Parent, Youth/Alumni, Kinship Caregiver, Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent, Organization/Advocate

Building a 21st century child welfare research agenda

Since 2020, lived experience experts, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs and the William T. Grant Foundation have worked in partnership with more than 50 individuals representing a... (Read more)

Published Mar 1, 2022

Organization/Advocate

Understanding the Challenges Young People Face in Navigating the Safety Net

How can policies and programs work better for young people? We talked with young people who face these challenges (and people working at youth-serving organizations that connect young people to... (Read more)

Published Jan 21, 2022

Organization/Advocate

So You Want to Include a Lived Experience Expert?

There is increasing interest in engaging lived experts in the development of law, policy, training, and organiza- tional leadership. Before diving in, it is important to think through the why,... (Read more)

Published Jan 21, 2022

Youth/Alumni

Share Your Perspective: Expectant and Parenting Youth

In November, we asked: "What supports should be provided to maintain stable foster care placements for expectant and parenting youth, or to support them in achieving safe reunification with relatives/loved... (Read more)

Published Dec 30, 2021