Nov 18, 20182 min readTrauma Systems Therapy EffectiveA pair of longitudinal studies published in 2017 demonstrate both the complexity of implementing trauma systems therapy (TST) in child...
Sep 9, 20182 min readAlmost 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...
Aug 26, 20182 min readChild 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 min readFoster 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 14, 20182 min readExtended 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...
Jun 18, 20182 min readFoster 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...
Can the Bond between Foster Youth and Biological Parents Survive Termination of Parental Rights?Dec 2, 2023