Jul 17, 20191 minThe Rise in Foster Care Placement Driven by Opioid EpidemicThere has been a 147% increase in foster care entries due to parental drug use even as other reasons for child removal have declined.
Jan 19, 20192 minSome Foster Youth Need More Mental Health ServicesA study published in 2018 identified certain foster care characteristics that are associated with later psychological problems. The...
Nov 18, 20182 minTrauma Systems Therapy EffectiveA pair of longitudinal studies published in 2017 demonstrate both the complexity of implementing trauma systems therapy (TST) in child...
Oct 21, 20182 minCan Big Data Make Accurate Predictions About Child Abuse?“Predictive analytics refers to the practice of extracting information from existing data sets and identifying patterns that may help to...
Sep 16, 20182 minPositive School Climate Reduces Depression and Suicidal Ideation for Foster YouthA May 2018 study titled, “The role of school climate in rates of depression and suicidal ideation among school-attending foster youth in...
Sep 9, 20182 minAlmost Half of Adolescents in Non-Kin Foster Homes Attempt SuicideA study published in 2018, “Characteristics of Foster Care History as Risk Factors for Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth in Care” by...
Sep 3, 20182 minCalifornia Child Welfare Less Likely to Note Lack of Attachment as a Risk Factor for ChildrenA small 2015 study examined how child welfare workers in England, Norway, and California (USA) assessed emotional bonding as a risk...
Aug 26, 20182 minChild Welfare Agencies Often Not Screening for Trauma in Foster YouthIn Spring 2017, Advances in Social Work published an article titled, “Identifying Trauma-Related and Mental Health Needs: The...
Aug 19, 20182 minFoster Youth Can Avoid Homelessness If HelpedIn a study published in 2018, researchers did an outcome evaluation of Bay Area Youth Center’s Real Alternatives for Adolescents (RAFA)...
Aug 6, 20182 minTrauma Screening for Foster Youth EssentialIn July 2018, The Journal of Public Child Welfare, published “Exploring trauma-informed practice in public child welfare through...
Jul 22, 20182 minMultiple Placements in Foster Care Leads to Poor Permanency OutcomesThree studies on permanency outcomes for children adopted or placed in guardianship from the foster care system all found that multiple...
Jul 8, 20182 minSocial Work Students Benefit from CASA VolunteeringAn article published in 2014 looked at a three-year program to recruit, train and support MSW students as Court Appointed Special...
Jul 1, 20181 minGirls with a History of Multiple Types of Abuse Most Likely to Enter the Justice SystemA study published in 2015 looked at how poly-victimization impacted girls in the criminal justice system. This information is...
Jun 25, 20181 minCalifornia Instituting Trauma-Informed Care in Child WelfareThe California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) recently released “Trauma-Informed Care in Short-Term Residential...
Jun 18, 20182 minFoster Youth Have Higher Rates of Self-Reported Abuse Than Case Files IndicateA 2016 study looked at the relationship between abuse and youth outcomes in relation to whether the abuse was self-reported or reported...
Jun 10, 20182 minNegative Experiences in School May Explain Foster Youth Educational OutcomesIt has been well established that foster youth have dismal educational outcomes. Less than half graduate from high school. Only 11.8% of...
Jun 4, 20181 minAn Evidence-Based Guide for CASA ProgramsRecently the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse (CEBC) issued “A Guide for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs)” CEBC is one of...
May 28, 20182 minWhich Young Women in Foster Care are Most Likely to Become PregnantA study published in 2017 showed that the highest teen birth rates for foster youth in California were for young women who entered the...
May 21, 20181 minThe Famous Kaiser/CDC Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)Although much of the research on child welfare refers to the Kaiser-Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Study on Adverse Childhood...
May 13, 20182 minCASA Follows Best Practice for Mentoring ProgramsResearch in 2013 on a foster youth mentoring program in Texas shows that these programs need careful design, training, and support to be...
