Kinship Diversion Resources

2019 Iowa Law Review article by Ryan Shellady that examines why due process protections are triggered when child protection investigators offer safety plans and what protections exist for parents subjected to a safety plan across states. The article also encourages legislative change that would require the least restrictive solution available, extend procedural rights to parents subjected to a safety plan, and encourage data collection quantifying annual use of safety plans around the country.

This policy brief by Generations United explores a checklist of specific policies, programs, and policies that can help state and community policymakers and advocates improve grandfamilies' access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (2014).

This report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the practice of "kinship diversion" in which children are placed with relatives as an alternative to foster care.  Different perspectives about whether kinship diversion is a good or bad practice are offered.  The report concludes that child welfare agencies should more thoroughly explore their kinship diversion practices to ensure they adequately meet the needs of children, their parents and kinship caregivers (2013).

A practical factsheet for grandfamilies who wish to access TANF, created by Generations United with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2013).