#fosterchildren

Trauma Systems Therapy Effective

A pair of longitudinal studies published in 2017 demonstrate both the complexity of implementing trauma systems therapy (TST) in child...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Can the Bond between Foster Youth and Biological Parents Survive Termination of Parental Rights?

Are There Disparities in Reunification in Foster Care?

The Rise in Foster Care Placement Driven by Opioid Epidemic