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KC Family Programs urges kin-first, community-based approach to reduce trauma of child removals
Summary
At the Resilient Tennessee Collaborative Summit, Mario Johnson of KC Family Programs urged officials and community partners to prioritize kinship placements, kin-first practices and community supports to reduce trauma and shorten time in foster care.
Mario Johnson, senior director and strategic consultant at KC Family Programs, told the Resilient Tennessee Collaborative Summit that child welfare practice should prioritize relatives and close family friends when removal is necessary and focus resources on keeping families together when it is safe to do so. Johnson said placing children with kin reduces placement instability, helps maintain sibling connections and improves behavioral and mental health outcomes for children.
Johnson urged a shift from a child-welfare…
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