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This resolution declares November 2025 as Court Adoption and Permanency Month, highlighting California's commitment to improving child welfare and family placement practices. The resolution emphasizes the importance of kinship care, which involves placing children with relatives or extended family members, noting significant positive outcomes such as increased placement stability, reduced behavioral health problems, and lower rates of foster care reentry. The document underscores that from 2021 to 2025, the number of children in welfare-supervised out-of-home care decreased by 29 percent, and by 2024, approximately 57 percent of children exiting foster care were placed with or adopted by relatives. The resolution encourages courts and communities to participate in activities promoting permanency and recognizes the Judicial Council's ongoing efforts to provide fair, timely, and just judicial proceedings for children and families. By officially designating November 2025 as Court Adoption and Permanency Month, the resolution aims to draw attention to and support innovative approaches to child welfare that prioritize family connections and child well-being.