New Web Section Now Available: Using Social Media in Child Welfare

January 21, 2014

Child Welfare Information Gateway has developed a new web section and three tip sheets to advise foster care workers, foster parents, and youth in foster care on using social media in child welfare.
Visit the Using Social Media in Child Welfare web section to read about the potential benefits and challenges faced by social media users involved with the child welfare system. Agency workers, communities, youth, and families can discover tips and strategies for leveraging social media safely and effectively. Section highlights include:

Guidance for child welfare agencies on engaging social media in casework practice and developing a social media policy and safety guidelines
A factsheet for foster parents to guide the use of social media by youth in care
A factsheet for youth in foster care with considerations to make before posting on social media and other tips on safety
A factsheet for foster care workers on supporting families and youth through social media

Social media is an increasingly important avenue for sharing messages and educating the public. Visit Using Social Media in Child Welfare to learn more.

For more information, contact Child Welfare Information Gateway at 1.800.396.3366 or info@childwelfare.gov. Child Welfare Information Gateway is a Service of the Children's Bureau/HHS

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