The seven domains of well-being indicators from the various branches of government (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2015) highlight the need for more research on accurate measurement on social connections and engagement in the specific domain about Family and Social Environment. This is particularly relevant to traumatized children and youth whose permanence is jeopardized because of the insufficient research of what contributes to their well-being, despite increased subsidies to foster their social connections in adoptive families and with guardians. A call for action is warranted in order to direct future research and policies addressing improving the well-being of children and understanding the post-permanency needs of families in the U. S. child welfare system in the 21st century.
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For example, Intensive Child-Focused Adoptive Parent Recruitment and the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG) are two national research projects aimed at developing promising permanency planning and post-permanency services and supports, which, after establishing their efficacy, can be replicated or adapted as evidence-supported interventions. To this end, the QIC-AG team has developed a permanency continuum – a theoretical model for permanency planning –built on the assumption that prevention work is required before adoption or guardianship and should continue after legal permanence has been achieved (www.qic-ag.org). The following principles guide the initiative: o Preparation for the possibility of difficulty after permanence should begin prior to adoption or guardianship finalization. o Preparation should be evidence supported that prepare and equip families with the capacity to weather unexpected difficulties and to seek services and supports if the need
For example, Intensive Child-Focused Adoptive Parent Recruitment and the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG) are two national research projects aimed at developing promising permanency planning and post-permanency services and supports, which, after establishing their efficacy, can be replicated or adapted as evidence-supported interventions. To this end, the QIC-AG team has developed a permanency continuum – a theoretical model for permanency planning –built on the assumption that prevention work is required before adoption or guardianship and should continue after legal permanence has been achieved (www.qic-ag.org). The following principles guide the initiative: o Preparation for the possibility of difficulty after permanence should begin prior to adoption or guardianship finalization. o Preparation should be evidence supported that prepare and equip families with the capacity to weather unexpected difficulties and to seek services and supports if the need