Variations in the Use of Kinship Diversion Among Child Welfare Agencies

This research-to-practice brief identifies use of kinship diversion practices at child welfare agencies. Kinship diversion, used as an alternative to foster care, places children with relatives when there are allegations of child abuse and neglect. The brief describes interviews with agency administrators and child welfare advocates and draws upon estimates of kinship diversion using the Kinship Diversion Estimation Tool, an online survey of child welfare workers.