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America's Hidden Foster Care System

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2020 Stanford Law Review article written by South Carolina Law professor Josh Gupta-Kagan. The article examines "hidden foster care" - when child protection agencies induce parents to transfer physical custody of their children to kinship caregivers by threatening to place the children in foster care and bring them to family court - and and advocates for regulation.

The Human Impact of Bypassing Foster Care for At-Risk Children: Building a Continuum of Support for Families Diverted

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Alliance for Children's Rights and Lincoln Advocacy report exploring the scope of issues created when child welfare professionals bypass juvenile court for children at risk of entering foster care. The report summarizes information from focus group discussions and a survey of impacted individuals, including diverted families, child welfare workers, kinship service providers, minors’ and parents’ counsel, and social services agency staff across California. The report also incorporates recent research and policy analysis in the form of recommendations to better support children and families.

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