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Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act

A section of federal law that provides funding to states for child welfare services, including foster care.

Foster care maintenance payments

Financial support provided by the government to help cover the everyday costs of caring for a child placed in foster care, such as food, clothing, and shelter.

Cottage family home

A new type of state-licensed foster care residence operated by an agency, featuring live-in parents, designed to keep siblings together, and following specific standards for child safety and well-being.

Trauma-informed approach

A way of providing care that understands and responds to the impact of past difficult experiences (trauma) on a child, focusing on their safety, trustworthiness, and ability to make choices.

Reasonable and prudent parent standard

A standard that allows foster parents or caregivers to make decisions for children in their care that a careful and sensible parent would make for their own child, encouraging age-appropriate activities and experiences.

Seclusion

The involuntary confinement of a child alone in a room or area from which they are prevented from leaving.