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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...
Aug 6, 20182 min read
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...
Jul 15, 20181 min read
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...
Jul 8, 20182 min read
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...
Jul 1, 20181 min read
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...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
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...
Jun 10, 20182 min read
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...
Jun 4, 20181 min read
Which Young Women in Foster Care are Most Likely to Become Pregnant
A study published in 2017 showed that the highest teen birth rates for foster youth in California were for young women who entered the...
May 28, 20182 min read
CASA Follows Best Practice for Mentoring Programs
Research in 2013 on a foster youth mentoring program in Texas shows that these programs need careful design, training, and support to be...
May 13, 20182 min read
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...
May 6, 20181 min read
Extended Foster Care Results in More Educated Foster Youth
A 2017 research study looked at educational outcomes for foster youth in extended foster care. Currently 22 states have some form of...
Apr 29, 20181 min read
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...
Apr 22, 20181 min read
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...
Apr 15, 20181 min read
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...
Apr 8, 20182 min read
Working With Crossover Youth: Dependency and Delinquency
This brief examines the “role that Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) play in supporting crossover youth.The Center for Juvenile...
Jan 8, 20182 min read
Neuroscience in Trauma Informed Care
This article discusses three neuroscience concepts that the researcher recommends be included in trauma-informed care programs. The...
Dec 28, 20171 min read
Predictors of High School Completion and College Entry for Foster Youth
The most important points for from this study are the following: a. “the number of months youths spent in care after age 18 was...
Dec 28, 20171 min read
How to Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Research shows that the stress of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as physical or emotional abuse or losing a parent to...
Dec 28, 20171 min read
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