Reunification

Services that can bring a family back together by working on the problems that caused the separation of the youth from the family.

Respite Care

Temporary care for a youth in foster care, intended to give either the youth or foster parent (or provider) a break.

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

A condition that generally appears in children before age five, and is thought to result from a lack of consistent care and nurturing in early years. The disorder is characterized by the inability of a child or infant to establish age-appropriate social contact and relationships with others.

Relinquishment

When a birth parent voluntarily gives up his or her parental rights, often so that someone else can adopt the child.

Residential Facility

A structured care facility with highly trained staff that provide services to young people to overcome behavioral, emotional, mental, or psychological problems that have had harmful impacts on family life, school achievement, and peer relationships.