Kathleen Creamer

As calls to repeal ASFA rightfully grow, I hope we will take this opportunity to reorient our system to one that fiercely prioritizes lifelong family connection for children, writes Kathleen Creamer.

A new memorandum from the federal government’s top child welfare leaders argues that the field has been getting one of its most important goals — permanency — all wrong. After examining the latest research — including new analyses of federal data conducted by the U.S.