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    • May 6, 2018
    • 1 min

    Very Low Earnings for Young Parents Who Age Out of Foster Care

    Both male and female parents who age out of the foster care system have a 50% unemployment rate in the first year they exit the child...

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    • Apr 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    Employment Outcomes Dim for Former Foster Youth--Especially African Americans

    Former foster youth studied in California, Minnesota and North Carolina had low rates of employment at age 24 compared to other...

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    • Apr 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    Female Foster Youth Most Likely to Run Away & Black Youth Least Likely to Find a Permanent Home

    The Center for State Child Welfare Data at the University of Chicago Chapin Hall released “Understanding the Differences in How...

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    • Apr 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    Older Foster Youth and Psychiatric Drug Usage

    It has been well documented that foster youth have high rates of prescribed psychotropic drug use. Most of this research has focused on...

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    • Mar 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    Foster Youth Education Toolkit

    Foster youth in California have dismal school outcomes. Two thirds will move schools at least twice during the school year compared with...

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    • Mar 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    Building Relational Skills for Foster Youth

    A study released in late 2017 examined four programs around the nation that instituted interventions to improve relational skills for...

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    • Mar 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Foster Youth Permanency Outcomes

    A 2015 study found that youth represented by a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer were significantly more likely to have a...

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    • Feb 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    5 Step Rating for Child Welfare Practices

    The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) is a vital resource for child welfare professionals who want to...

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    • Feb 5, 2018
    • 1 min

    Expert in Treating Adverse Childhood Experiences to Speak in San Francisco

    Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a pediatrician and the CEO of The Center for Youth Wellness the in San Francisco's Bayview/Hunters Point. She...

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