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title: Benefits of Kinship Placement
description: "This toolkit is for lawyers to use to support kinship placements. It provides talking points to argue for kinship care, relevant Federal and State laws and policies, and research in support.   [Read More](https://www.grandfamilies.org/Portals/0/Documents/Care-Custody/ABA%20memo-re-benefits-of-kinship-placement-adoption.pdf) [https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fkinship%2Fbenefits-of-kinship-placement%2F&linkname=Benefits%20of%20Kinship%20Placement](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fkinship%2Fbenefits-of-kinship-placement%2F&linkname=Benefits%20of%20Kinship%20Placement)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fkinship%2Fbenefits-of-kinship-placement%2F&linkname=Benefits%20of%20Kinship%20Placement](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fkinship%2Fbenefits-of-kinship-placement%2F&linkname=Benefits%20of%20Kinship%20Placement)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fkinship%2Fbenefits-of-kinship-placement%2F&linkname=Benefits%20of%20Kinship%20Placement](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fkinship%2Fbenefits-of-kinship-placement%2F&linkname=Benefits%20of%20Kinship%20Placement)[https://www.addtoany.com/share](https://www.addtoany.com/share)"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/kinship/benefits-of-kinship-placement/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Kinship Care
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Tipsheet
---

# Benefits of Kinship Placement

This toolkit is for lawyers to use to support kinship placements. It provides talking points to argue for kinship care, relevant Federal and State laws and policies, and research in support.

 

[Read More](https://www.grandfamilies.org/Portals/0/Documents/Care-Custody/ABA%20memo-re-benefits-of-kinship-placement-adoption.pdf)

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