Tag: Foster Care
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Early Childhood Court: A Collaborative Approach to a Child’s Well-being
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Join us for Early Childhood Court: A Collaborative Approach to Child Well-Being on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. CST, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. […]
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ALC of FASD Changemakers: Behind the Mask – Unravelling Grief in People with FASD: It’s Complicated
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This presentation explores the lifelong and often unrecognized grief experienced by individuals with FASD, beginning in childhood and continuing into adulthood. Drawing on the lived experience and professional expertise of […]
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Formed Families Forward FASD Winter Webinar Series
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Formed Families Forward is offering 4 webinars focused on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 7-8pm: FASD 101: Understanding Symptoms and Providing Support with Dr. Stacia Stribling and Dr. […]
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Families Rising 50th Annual Adoption and Foster Care Conference
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Join us in Orlando, Florida October 6-8, 2025 for an educational event that covers a wide variety of foster care and adoption related topics—to meet the diverse needs and experience levels of […]
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Prenatal Substance Exposure Training for Child Welfare Staff
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Creating a Family has developed an evidence-based, specialized training aimed at increasing child welfare professionals’ knowledge of prenatal substance exposure and enhancing their confidence in supporting affected children and their […]
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OurFamilyWizard: Enhancing Communication in the Child Welfare System
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The dependency court system experiences many challenges based on decentralized record-keeping, communication struggles, and privacy concerns. OurFamilyWizard streamlines and centralizes communication and records in one secure platform, thereby reducing conflict, […]
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Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
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Of all substances of abuse, alcohol causes the most serious long-term effects in a fetus, resulting in permanent brain damage. Many children with FASDs often go undiagnosed and suffer lifelong […]
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National Foster Care Month: Another Year with Arnold Eby of the NFPA
Last year, we celebrated National Foster Care Month by interviewing the National Foster Parent Association’s (NFPA) Executive Director Arnold Eby, which you can read here. Child welfare, more specifically foster […]
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National Foster Care Month 2023: A Powerful Interview with Arnold Eby of The NFPA
Welcome to May! FASD United would like to highlight an important appreciation month that has strong ties to the community- National Foster Care Month! In celebration, an interview was conducted […]