Americas

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Rosemary Vito - Children and Youth Services Review,

The purpose of this article is to present qualitative research results from a multiple case study on variations in organizational culture and leadership influence between three children’s mental health and child welfare agencies in Ontario, Canada.

Catherine A. LaBrenz, Rowena Fong, Catherine Cubbin - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examined family- and state child welfare system predictors of successful reunification in the United States, or reunification with no reentries into foster care.

Peggy Kelly - Children and Youth Services Review,

Using data from the U.S. National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD), combined with the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS), the present study provides an analysis of the risk and protective factors contributing to homelessness among a nationwide sample of foster care youth at age 21, 29% of whom had experienced homelessness.

Allison Vreeland, et al - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The objective of this study was to examine the utility of child protective services data in identifying predictors of placement disruption.

Becky F. Antle, Anita P. Barbee, Bibhuti K. Sar, Dana J. Sullivan, Kirsten Tarter - Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services,

This research examined the impact of individual and relational characteristics of foster parents on permanency outcomes for children in care.

Andrew M. Winters, Crystal Collins-Camargo, Becky F. Antle, A. Nathan Verbist - Children and Youth Services Review,

Children who enter out-of-home care are at risk for trauma and behavioral problems, however the child welfare and behavioral health systems do not effectively communicate to provide evidenced-based treatment. This case study describes a project that addressed these concerns.

Abel Saraiba & Carlos Trapani - Cecodap,

El presente estudio aborda la realidad del impacto de la migración forzosa en niños, niñas y adolescentes venezolanos.

Jesse J. Helton & Nancy L. Weaver - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to unintentional child injury requiring medical attention, including child welfare placement type, child behavioral problems, caregiver characteristics, and neighborhood factors.

Luciana Cassarino-Perez, Lívia Maria Bedin, Fabiane Schutz, Jorge Castellá Sarriera - Education in Out-of-Home Care,

This chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care aims to (1) provide an overview of educational background and educational expectations of adolescents aging out of care in Brazil; (2) examine associations between educational background and extracurricular activity and placement characteristics; and (3) discuss the specificities of education in care for adolescents in Brazil as well as its similarities with other countries.

Mark E. Courtney & Nathanael J. Okpych - Education in Out-of-Home Care,

This chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care describes trends in the secondary and postsecondary educational attainment of care-experienced young people in the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH), support they received to pursue their education, and the obstacles they have encountered along the way.