We’re excited to share the latest enhancements designed to make your work in Binti more seamless, insightful, and efficient. This month’s updates bring powerful new features to Family Finding, Placement Options, Reports, and API documentation, plus key fixes to ensure smoother day-to-day use.

✨ New Features and Enhancements

Family Finding & Engagement Module:

• Family Finding Search Closure Enhancements - You can now close Family Finding searches with more transparency and consistency, which provides agencies with clearer insights into why searches end and better tracking for ongoing practice improvements:

  • A new “Close Search” action is available in the Actions menu.
  • Add a Closure Reason from predefined options, plus optional Closure Details (required if “Other” is selected).
  • Closed searches now display a Reason for Closure column on the dashboard and in CSV downloads.
  • Users can edit closure details after a search is closed.

• Genogram Enhancements - Binti’s Genogram tool now supports adding first-degree relationships between any two individuals, not just the indexed child.

This enables more accurate and dynamic family trees, reflecting the true connections between people.

Placements & Caregiver Management Module 

• New Filter - Admins and workers can now filter by Partner Agencies (alongside Sub-agencies and CBOs) on both the Placement Options and View Matching Families pages, which allows users to specifically view families that are licensed under partner agencies, or by their own agency.

• New Column -  A Partner Agencies column has been added to the Placement Options page, displaying related agencies when an Agency Relationship with “View all placement providers” is enabled. Similar to the filter, this allows agencies to view which families are licensed under their partner agencies vs. at their own agency.

API

Navigating to legacy Swagger API documentation pages now automatically redirects to our updated Readme.io documentation, found here.

Additionally, Agency Admins with API access will now see updated instructions and Readme.io links in their API page.

🔧 Fixes

Licensing

• Other Adults & Templates -  We have fixed an error where removing an Other Adult in some agencies blocked workers from editing applicants. Workers can now freely add or update co-applicants.
• Other Adult Contract Forms - We have fixed an issue where “contract” type forms (signature-only) in Other Adult stages incorrectly displayed the applicant’s name instead of the Other Adult’s, preventing completion.
• Other Adult Removal - An error was fixed where completed forms were not moving to the Other/Misc section of the Documents page when an Other Adult was removed. Now, both forms and documents transfer correctly.
• Child Aging Out Notifications - An issue was resolved where workers were not receiving the 30-day reminder email when a child was about to turn 18 under the automated age-out feature for agencies opted in. Notifications are now sent as expected.
• Caregiver Dashboard CSV -  The “Date of Status Change” column now correctly populates with the most recent change, ensuring accurate status tracking.
• Conditional Template Transfers - We have  resolved an issue where moving applications from conditional to non-conditional templates caused duplicate or outdated requirements. Only the correct requirements now display.

These updates are designed to save you time, reduce errors, and give agencies clearer insights into their work with families. Stay tuned! More exciting improvements are on the way next month!