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Foster Care & Child Welfare Services

• WI Dept. of Children & Families
  • Child Welfare
  • Child Welfare Program Information
  • Foster Care
• Child Welfare Program Information (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
  Access statistics & the federal evaluation of the state's child welfare systems.
• Children's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
  Federal law, Child Welfare Policy Manual, reviews of state child welfare services, etc.
• Children's Service Society of Wisconsin
  Support services for Treatment Foster Care, home-based care for children & adolescents with significant emotional, behavioral or medical problems.
• Help for Foster and Adoptive Families (AdoptUSKids.org)
  FAQs, how to adopt or become a foster parent, information for LGBT families, military families, minority families. Includes Wisconsin contact information, costs, and licensing.
• WI Foster Care & Adoption Resource Center
• Forms (WI Court System)
  • Child Abuse Restraining Orders, Children in Need of Protection (CHIPS) and Indian Child Welfare Act
  • Protective Placement, Guardianship of Minors
• Statistics
  • ChildStats.gov
    Federal & state statistics and reports on children and their families. Includes statistics on population & family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior & social environment, and education.
  • Kids Count Data Book Online
    State statistics on education, health and economic conditions. Generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 48, sub. ch. 12 - sub. ch. 13 Child Welfare Services/Agencies
• WI Statutes: ch. 48, sub. ch. 14 "Foster Homes and Treatment Foster Homes"
• WI Admin. Code: DCF 37 "Information to be Provided to Foster Parents"
• WI Admin. Code: DCF 56 "Foster Home Care for Children"

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Last Updated: November 19, 2012 | Up to Top