---
title: Kinship Care and Child Welfare System
description: "**Summary:**This factsheet is designed to help kin caregivers—including grandparents, aunts and uncles, siblings, and other relatives as well as family friends caring for children— work effectively with the child welfare system.   **Application: **Share this resource with kin caregivers to help…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/kinship/kinship-care-and-child-welfare-system/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Kinship Care
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Families
  - Tipsheet
---

# Kinship Care and Child Welfare System

**Summary:**This factsheet is designed to help kin caregivers—including grandparents, aunts
 and uncles, siblings, and other relatives as well as family friends caring for children—
 work effectively with the child welfare system.

 

**Application: **Share this resource with kin caregivers to help them in accessing services, understanding the Court process, and learning about the different permanency options.

 

**Source: **Child Welfare Information Gateway

 

[Read More](https://www.childwelfare.gov/resources/kinship-care-and-child-welfare-system/)

 

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