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The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
was created to ensure that protection and services are provided
to children who are placed across state lines for foster care or
adoption. The compact is a uniform law that has been enacted by
all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin
Islands. It establishes orderly procedures for the interstate
placement of children and fixes responsibility for those
involved in placing the child. The compact defines the types of
placements and placers subject to the law; the procedures to be
followed in making an interstate placement; and the specific
protections, services and requirements brought by enactment of
the law. Children placed out of state need to be assured of the
same protections and services that would be provided if they
remained in their home states.
Much like the ICPC, there are international laws regarding
adoption and placement of foreign born children with foster and
adoptive parents across national borders. There are various
publications and websites that address intercounty and immigrant
children and protective statutes to ensure against child
trafficking and illegal adoption processes. The following
website links are just some of the resources available on
international placements and the ICPC.
International Adoption and Placement Information and
Publications
Intercounty Adoption of a Relative
Military Family Placement and Adoption Information
Oregon Department of Human Services, International Placement of
Children Information
US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Intercounty
Adoption Information
Intercounty Social Work Services, International Social Service
Website
Intercounty Adoption, Innocenti Digest, UNICEF International
Child Development Centre
Innocenti Research Center, UNICEF, offers many publications
and pamphlets on international child issues. Immigrant
Children and Placement Child Protection Best Practices
Bulletin,
Working with Undocumented and Mixed Status Immigrant Children
and Families, New Mexico Court Improvement Project
Securing Home Assessments—Overview of Child Welfare Cases.
Information about children in the child welfare system—in the US
or in an ISS network country—who are under the guardianship of
the state or country’s child welfare program and have been
placed in foster care or a residential placements for children.
Publications Available to Download or Order
Guide to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
2002, American Public Human Services Association.
Must become a member to receive.
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Compact
Administrators’ Manual, from the Child and Family
Services Department.
National Center for State Compacts Promoting Multistate Problem
Solving Toolkit, available from The Council of State
Governments.
ICPC Sending State Checklist Information Regarding ICPC
Regulations
Specific Areas of the New ICPC, legislative materials broken
down by topic area
Association
of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children (AAICPC). The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to
“promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively
the terms and provisions of this compact.” Current news of the
organization.
The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
Highlights of proposed changes to the ICPC
Interjurisdictional Placement of Children in the Child
Welfare System Report (September 2006). Children’s
Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, US
Department of Health and Human Services. Juveniles and the
ICPC The Interstate Compact on Juveniles and the
Association of Juvenile Compact Administrators was formed out of
a need for an interstate agreement to cover multi-state problems
involving juveniles. Identified needs included procedures to
permit the return of runaways, absconders and escapees who were
found in other states, and also for a system under which
juvenile offenders could be supervised in other states.
The AJCA website has many
helpful guides on this topic.
Association of Juvenile
Compact Administrators Interstate Compact on Juveniles Policy
and Procedure Manual
Interstate Compact for Juveniles Resource Kit, available
from The Council of State Governments
Interstate Compact for Juveniles State Officials Guide
Websites with Information Regarding Interstate Compacts
National
Center for Interstate Compacts
Interstate Compact for Juveniles
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
Child Welfare Information Gateway. This website includes
information on the Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children (ICPC) and the Interstate Compact on Adoption and
Medical Assistance (ICAMA), including state and local examples.
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