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Marni Brownell, Mariette Chartier, Wendy Au, Leonard MacWilliam, Jennifer Schultz, Wendy Guenette, Jeff Valdivia - Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba,

This study was designed to “identify factors that contribute to the educational success of children in care in Manitoba” and to “make recommendations regarding what schools, school divisions, and the provincial Department of Education and Advanced Learning could do to contribute further to the educational success of children in care.”

Chelle J. Stokes & Stephanie Carolina Montes - California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks,

This study examines whether participation in Extended Foster Care (EFC) or the Aftercare Program in San Bernardino County, California, USA increases perceptions of independence in former and current foster dependents ages eighteen and older.

Kristin Heffernan & Pamela Viggiani - The Advanced Generalist: Social Work Research Journal, 1 (3/4), p 37-58,

This article reviews current efforts to train child welfare workers in the US in trauma informed practices and argues that trauma informed care adaptation and training must transcend case workers and supervisors in order for true systemic change to occur.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,

In this executive summary, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada provides an introduction to the use of residential schools for aboriginal children in Canada, presents an overview of the Commission’s activities, describes the history and legacy of these residential schools, and outlines the challenges of reconciliation, including 94 recommendations, or “calls to action” for reconciliation in the field of Child Welfare among many others.

E. Susana Mariscal, Becci A. Akin, Alice A. Lieberman, DaKie Washington - Children and Youth Services Review,

This qualitative study explored perceptions of youth with foster care experiences in the US, regarding successful adoption.

Child Protection Working Group - US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange (SEE),

These videos demonstrate the importance of mentoring not only for vulnerable and foster youth, but also for the mentors themselves.

Watch Connections for Success (5 min) on YouTube.
Watch Connections for Success (10 min) on YouTube.
Annie E. Casey Foundation,

This KIDS COUNT policy report underscores the importance of family-based care and calls for limiting the role of residential treatment care for children in the US

Annie E. Casey Foundation,

This KIDS COUNT policy report highlights the benefits of family care for children and the need to prioritize family settings for all children in the child welfare system in the United States.

Norah Covarrubias & Alisa Hartman - National Center for Child Welfare Excellence,

This information packet provides an overview of deportation of family members in families of mixed immigration status in the United States, as it relates to child welfare.

Caitlin Baer and Madeline Vasquez - National Center for Child Welfare Excellence,

This information packet from the National Center for Child Welfare Excellence presents demographic data on pregnant youth in foster care and best practice tips for pregnancy prevention among youth in foster care in the US, as well as an overview of a model pregnancy prevention program and a list of additional resources.