Americas

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List of Organisations

National Family Support Network,

The U.S. National Family Support Network is holding a Certification Training on the nationally-adopted Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support on 13 March 2020 in New York, NY, USA.

Sarah E. Jones - National Youth-At-Risk Conference 2020 Archive,

This presentation explores the structures and programs one university system is creating for college students emerging from foster care (SEFC).

Tyrone C. Cheng & Celia C. Lo - Children and Youth Services Review,

The present study of children’s caregivers involved in child welfare examined the factors associated with their receiving services for substance use.

Jevay Grooms - The Review of Black Political Economy,

This article offers a comprehensive look at the LGBTQ foster youth population in the U.S., its vulnerabilities, and its distinct needs.

RELAF,

RELAF will be holding its 2020 international seminar in Mexico on 11 and 12 March 2020.

DONCEL,

Este video describe brevemente la investigación de la Red Latinoamericana de Egresados de Protección coordinado por DONCELque estudió cómo se dan los egresos de las y los adolescentes que crecieron bajo el sistema de protección del Estado, lejos de sus familias por haber sufrido abusos, maltratos y violencia.

Deborah Perez, Wendy M. Cavendish, Kele Stewart - National Youth-At-Risk Conference 2020 Archive,

In this study, the social network assessment instrument (Blakeslee, 2015) was used to better understand the support networks of youth participants in a college-readiness program aimed at increasing graduation rates and post-secondary transitions for youth in foster care.

Sarah A. Font & Elizabeth T. Gershoff - Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child,

This chapter of Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child provides an overview of the foster care system in the United States.

Sarah A. Font & Elizabeth T. Gershoff - Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child,

This chapter of Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child provides a template for evaluating and reforming the U.S. foster care system to prioritize the best interests of children.

Sarah A. Font & Elizabeth T. Gershoff - Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child,

In this chapter of Foster Care and Best Interests of the Child, the authors describe the history of legislative and judicial efforts to reform the foster care system.