States shift toward kin-first foster care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052424_foster_kin_care/states-shift-toward-kin-first-foster-care/
States have worked to recognize the roles of grandparents and other extended loved ones, known collectively as kinship caregivers, in raising children who otherwise might be in foster care, and some now encourage social workers to look toward kinship caregivers when placing children.
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