Helpful Information About Foster Parent Resources

 

2-1-1 Connecticut 

Adolescents In Care Bill Of Rights And Expectations

Adolescents In Care Bill Of Rights And Expectations (Spanish)

Adolescent Needs Prior to Transitioning from Care

A Parent’s Guide to Surviving The Teenage Years

Benadryl Alert – English

Benadryl Alert – Spanish

CAFAF 24 Hour Helpline 1.888.CAFAP80 or 1.888.223.2780

CAFAF Children’s Hope Fund 

CAFAF Area Liaisons 

Comparison chart for adoption

Connecticut Care 4 Kids 

DCF Careline 1-800-842-2288

DCF Regional Contact Information

Educators: High Dosage Tutoring Not Always Pathway to Academic Success

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Foster and Kinship Parent Bill of Rights

Foster Care Division Arrest and Children in Care

Foster Parents and Juvenile Court 

Girls Services

How To Discipline Your Child

How to Manage Your Toddler’s Tantrums

Husky Health Provider Network

Kids Mental Health Info.com

Leaving Your Child Home Alone

Legal Rights of Teens

Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce

Medications Used For Behavioral & Emotional Disorders 

Mobile Crisis Intervention Services

National Foster Parent Association “Foster Care Position Statements”

Notice For Licensed Caregivers: Changes In The Medically Complex Program (English)

Notice For Licensed Caregivers: Changes In The Medically Complex Program (Spanish)

Notice To Foster Parent Court Hearing (English)

Notice To Foster Parent Court Hearing (Spanish)

Open Adoption 

OT Parent Resources and References 

Parenting After Trauma: Understanding Your Child’s Needs 

Preliminary Summary of Foster Home Quality & Satisfaction Survey

Probate Court Locations and Contacts

Probate Court Rules of Procedure

Probate Court User Guide – Termination of Parental Rights and Adoptions

Programs That Help People In Connecticut 

QPI 101

Revenue Enhancement, Other Responsibilities – Birth Certificates/Social Security Numbers DCF Policy 16-8-1

Sharing Family Strengths Activity Booklet 

Sibling Bill of Rights

Sibling Bill Of Rights (Spanish)

Special Needs Adoption 

Strengths-Based Words

Subsidized Adoption 

Support Groups 

Tips For Helping Children And Teens Before And After Visitation

Training and Preparation for Caregiving of Older Foster Youth: Perspectives of Foster Parents

Virtual Academy

Wanted and Needed: Emergency Placements

What Is The Best Way To Discipline My Child

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