Foster Care and Child Welfare Services - Wisconsin State Law Library

Foster Care & Child Welfare Services

WI Dept. of Children & Families
- Child Welfare
- 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.
Child Welfare Services
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
- Kids Count Data Book Online
  State statistics on education, health and economic conditions. Generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles.

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