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Foster Care
Washington
National
 Washington State
Foster Parent Association of Washington
Non-for-profit that provides support and services to foster families throughout the State of Washington. Direct support for adoptive and foster parents as well as initiating legislative action for the betterment of foster and adoptive families. Website has links to many great resources.
www.fpaws.org/
DSHS Foster Parent Webpages
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/
Childwelfare.com
Washington state specific data on childen in foster care and other vulnerable kids.
www.childwelfare.com/states/Washington/
washington_child_welfare.htm
Foster Care Publications from WA DSHS
Includes Kids Screen Guide for social workers, publications for families and children in foster care.
www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/pubs/
pubcats.asp?cat=Foster_and_Relative_Care
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Caring Communities for Children in Foster Care
How primary care providers, community service providers, foster families and biological families can support the health and wellbeing of children in foster care. Website has a health focus. Checklists, paying for health care services, the importance of a medical home.
www.peatc.org/FosterCare/index.htm
Childwelfare.com
Foster care resources, including link to article "Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care", from Pediatrics, November 01 2000. Website from Duncan Lindsey, Professor of Social Welfare at UCLA and Editor-in-Chief, Children and Youth Services Review, the major research journal in child welfare.
www.childwelfare.com/foster%20care.htm
Casey Family Foster Care
www.casey.org/
Fostering the Future: Safety, Permanence and Well-Being for Children in Foster Care
The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care. 2004.
http://pewfostercare.org/research/docs/FinalReport.pdf 
Survey Report:
Assessment of Factors Influencing the Adequacy of Healthcare Services to Children in Foster Care
Great information on health care and other services for children in foster care. UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
www.healthychild.ucla.edu/Publications/ChildrenFosterCare/
AssessmentFactors.asp
Mental Health Service for Children in Foster Care
Policy Brief from the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities.
www.healthychild.ucla.edu/Publications/
ChildrenFosterCare/Documents/
Mental%20health%20brief%20final%20for%20distribution.pdf
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