Maryland Post-Permanency Support Services

Support along the permanency journey: Free support for Maryland adoption, kinship, + guardianship families

C.A.S.E. is thrilled to continue its partnership with the Maryland Department of Human Services to fund FREE, adoption-competent therapy services, psychiatric care, case management, and educational advocacy for adoptive, kinship, and guardianship families, both pre- and post-placement! Our services are family-based, trauma-informed, and tailored to the specific needs of each family. Services are available for all Maryland families formed by adoption, kinship care, or guardianship with a child under 18, both pre- and post-adoption or guardianship!

Post-Permanency Services & Supports

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Post-Adoption and Post-Permanency Support Coaching

Thanks to our partnership with the Maryland DHS/SSA, C.A.S.E. offers free adoption-competent therapy services for adoption, kinship, and guardianship families, including:

• Individual therapy for children, youth, teens, parents, and caregivers
• Family therapy for adoptive, kinship, and guardianship families
• Counseling services both pre- and post-adoption and guardianship

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Thanks to our grant from Maryland DHS/SSA, C.A.S.E. partners with Sharpe Educational Consulting, LLC, to provide FREE educational consulting and advocacy for C.A.S.E. families receiving Maryland Post-Permanency Support Services.

Thanks to our grant from Maryland DHS/SSA, C.A.S.E. offers FREE bilingual (Spanish-speaking) case management services in Maryland for all families receiving therapy services through MDPPS.

Thanks to our partnership with Maryland DHS/SSA, C.A.S.E. offers FREE medication management for eligible families receiving clinical services through the MDPPS grant. Ask your C.A.S.E. assigned therapist for more information!

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Maryland Support Groups

MDPPS offers in-person and virtual support groups for children, youth, parents, and caregivers.

Groups include:
• Virtual and in-person caregiver support groups
• Transracial adoption + guardianship groups for children + caregivers

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Refer a Family

Families seek services from C.A.S.E. for a variety of reasons:

• Grief + loss
• Sibling relationships
• Teen identity struggles
• Birth family connections
• Adoption/guardianship stressors
• School struggles, IEPs, and 504 plans
• Attachment and connection within the family
• Caregivers and parents managing trauma-related behaviors and emotional challenges

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Get the Post Permanency Support You Need.

Tonyala Scott In-take Information and Referral Specialist

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Maryland Post-Permanency Support Services