Strategies
- Simplify the process for out-of-state child abuse and neglect checks
- Make fingerprinting fast and easy
- Start background checks early for foster families
- Establish clear standards for evaluating background checks
- Collect only essential information from kin households
- Let kin caregivers know what to expect from background checks
- Help potential caregivers correct errors in background check results
- Allow kin to appeal denied placements