Handouts for Foster, Kinship, and Adoptive Families in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Family Connections Center offers a growing collection of free downloadable handouts created to support trauma-informed parenting and caregiver education. Whether you’re a relative caregiver, foster parent, or adoptive family, these resources offer practical guidance, emotional support, and tools for healing. Use the filters below to browse by topic or audience.

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How to Use These Resources

These handouts are created to support caregivers—like you—who are navigating foster care, kinship care, or adoption in Wisconsin. Each resource offers practical, trauma-informed guidance that can be used in a variety of ways:

1. 1. At home – Share with family members or use as conversation starters with children and teens.
   2. In support groups – Use handouts to guide group discussions or peer-led learning sessions.
   3. With professionals – Bring handouts to therapy, caseworker meetings, or IEP discussions to advocate for your child’s needs.
   4. For training or onboarding – Distribute as part of staff training, family orientation, or caregiver preparation.

Most handouts are downloadable as ADA-accessible PDFs, making them easy to print, share, or save for later use. You’re welcome to use these freely in both personal and professional settings—as long as they are not altered or sold.