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Ensuring that children and youth have permanency is one of the core duties of the child welfare system and is vital for the healthy development of the children in their care. While providing permanency is a legal mandate for all children, it is pursued with less urgency, creativity, and resources as youth age, and as a result, young people suffer real harm. Fortunately, the legal obligation to make reasonable efforts to achieve permanency is being discussed with more frequency (Edwards, 2018; Milner & Kelly, 2018) and it is essential that action follow this dialogue. This article explores an