Fathers in Foster Care

On this week’s episode we discuss a new bill to protect the rights of disabled adults involved in child welfare cases, and the resurgence of a lawsuit in West Virginia. 

Researchers and social workers Justin Harty and Kristen Ethier join us to talk about what they found when they tried to unearth anything about fathers and fathering while in foster care. 

Reading Room

House Bill Would Establish Protections for Disabled Parents
https://bit.ly/3OOWoNA

The Office of Family Assistance Gets New Director, Ann Flagg
https://bit.ly/3OHy0O9

Foster Youth Interning in Congress Envision Laws Improving Health Care, Greater Access to Benefits
https://bit.ly/3OJquSJ

Letter to Colleagues from Administration for Children and Families
https://bit.ly/3cWBPBS

West Virginia Child Welfare System Hit with Class-Action Lawsuit
https://bit.ly/3Bru4hv

 Judges Toss Class Actions Against Ohio, West Virginia
https://bit.ly/3ii6lpS

 A Federal Appeals Court Just Breathed New Life into a Lawsuit that Aims to Force W.V. to Reform its Foster Care System
https://bit.ly/3PPJhNs

 July Decision in Jonathan R. v. Justice
https://bit.ly/3bjrUFX

Fatherhood in Foster Care: A Scoping Review Spanning 30 Years of Research on Expectant and Parenting Fathers in State Care
https://bit.ly/3JoAmjL