top of page
Search


Jan 19, 20192 min read
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...
309 views
2 comments


Nov 18, 20182 min read
Trauma Systems Therapy Effective
A pair of longitudinal studies published in 2017 demonstrate both the complexity of implementing trauma systems therapy (TST) in child...
246 views
0 comments


Oct 21, 20182 min read
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...
287 views
0 comments


Sep 16, 20182 min read
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...
199 views
0 comments


Sep 9, 20182 min read
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...
451 views
0 comments


Aug 26, 20182 min read
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...
107 views
0 comments


Aug 14, 20182 min read
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...
155 views
1 comment


Aug 6, 20182 min read
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...
79 views
0 comments


May 21, 20181 min read
The Famous Kaiser/CDC Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Although much of the research on child welfare refers to the Kaiser-Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Study on Adverse Childhood...
209 views
0 comments


May 13, 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...
140 views
0 comments


Apr 22, 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...
31 views
0 comments


Apr 8, 20182 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...
91 views
0 comments


Mar 25, 20182 min read
Fighting Racial Bias and Black Male Mentors Essential to Closing the Black-White Wage Gap
In a recently released study Harvard researchers determined that the black-white wage gap is the result of large differences in wages and...
34 views
0 comments


Mar 16, 20181 min read
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...
49 views
0 comments


Mar 11, 20182 min read
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...
33 views
0 comments


Mar 4, 20182 min read
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...
106 views
0 comments


Feb 26, 20182 min read
Foster Youth Suspended at Five Times the Rate of Other Students
According to a report released Last week schools suspend foster youth five times more frequently than the average, and black male foster...
131 views
0 comments


Feb 19, 20182 min read
Foster Youth Unfairly Criminalized
The San Francisco Chronicle ran an article on the front page of the paper on Feb. 17, 2018 titled, “Girl’s undue jailing exemplifies...
90 views
0 comments


Feb 12, 20181 min read
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...
106 views
0 comments






bottom of page