Are There Disparities in Reunification in Foster Care?
Disparities in foster care reunification do not match the disparities for child removal.
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- Jul 17, 2019
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The Rise in Foster Care Placement Driven by Opioid Epidemic
There has been a 147% increase in foster care entries due to parental drug use even as other reasons for child removal have declined.
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- Jan 19, 2019
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Some Foster Youth Need More Mental Health Services
A study published in 2018 identified certain foster care characteristics that are associated with later psychological problems. The...
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- Nov 18, 2018
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Trauma Systems Therapy Effective
A pair of longitudinal studies published in 2017 demonstrate both the complexity of implementing trauma systems therapy (TST) in child...
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- Oct 21, 2018
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Can 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...
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- Sep 16, 2018
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Positive School Climate Reduces Depression and Suicidal Ideation for Foster Youth
A May 2018 study titled, “The role of school climate in rates of depression and suicidal ideation among school-attending foster youth in...
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- Sep 9, 2018
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Almost Half of Adolescents in Non-Kin Foster Homes Attempt Suicide
A study published in 2018, “Characteristics of Foster Care History as Risk Factors for Psychiatric Disorders Among Youth in Care” by...
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- Sep 3, 2018
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California Child Welfare Less Likely to Note Lack of Attachment as a Risk Factor for Children
A small 2015 study examined how child welfare workers in England, Norway, and California (USA) assessed emotional bonding as a risk...
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- Aug 26, 2018
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Child Welfare Agencies Often Not Screening for Trauma in Foster Youth
In Spring 2017, Advances in Social Work published an article titled, “Identifying Trauma-Related and Mental Health Needs: The...
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- Aug 19, 2018
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Foster Youth Can Avoid Homelessness If Helped
In a study published in 2018, researchers did an outcome evaluation of Bay Area Youth Center’s Real Alternatives for Adolescents (RAFA)...
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- Aug 14, 2018
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Extended Foster Care: Does it Work?
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago recently released its 3rd Wave report on California’s extended foster youth program, called...
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- Aug 6, 2018
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Trauma Screening for Foster Youth Essential
In July 2018, The Journal of Public Child Welfare, published “Exploring trauma-informed practice in public child welfare through...
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- Jul 22, 2018
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Multiple Placements in Foster Care Leads to Poor Permanency Outcomes
Three studies on permanency outcomes for children adopted or placed in guardianship from the foster care system all found that multiple...
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- Jul 15, 2018
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Most Homeless Youth in San Francisco Had a Child Abuse Report
In 2017, researchers published a study that found more than 50% of 2,241 youth ages 17-24 accessing homeless services in San Francisco...
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- Jul 8, 2018
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Social Work Students Benefit from CASA Volunteering
An article published in 2014 looked at a three-year program to recruit, train and support MSW students as Court Appointed Special...
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- Jul 1, 2018
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Girls with a History of Multiple Types of Abuse Most Likely to Enter the Justice System
A study published in 2015 looked at how poly-victimization impacted girls in the criminal justice system. This information is...
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- Jun 25, 2018
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California Instituting Trauma-Informed Care in Child Welfare
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) recently released “Trauma-Informed Care in Short-Term Residential...
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- Jun 18, 2018
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Foster Youth Have Higher Rates of Self-Reported Abuse Than Case Files Indicate
A 2016 study looked at the relationship between abuse and youth outcomes in relation to whether the abuse was self-reported or reported...
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- Jun 10, 2018
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Negative Experiences in School May Explain Foster Youth Educational Outcomes
It has been well established that foster youth have dismal educational outcomes. Less than half graduate from high school. Only 11.8% of...
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- Jun 4, 2018
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An Evidence-Based Guide for CASA Programs
Recently the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse (CEBC) issued “A Guide for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs)” CEBC is one of...
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