Americas

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List of Organisations

Elizabeth Jane Greeno, Berenice Rushovich, Sarah Catherine Williams, Joshua Brusca, Kantahyanee Murray - International Social Work,

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to assess the experiences of child welfare workers trained in Family Finding and to assess the experiences of the youth who participated in Family Finding. 

Hyunil Kim, Brett Drake, Melissa Jonson-Reid - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examined the relationship “Class-Based Visibility Bias” (CBVB) using statewide individual-level data in four states (Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, and New Hampshire) and nationwide county-level data.

Thomas M. Creaa, Anayeli Lopeza, Robert G. Hassona, Kerri Evansa, Caroline Palleschia, Dawnya Underwood - Children and Youth Services Review,

The current qualitative study is designed to address the gaps in the research literature on the needs of unaccompanied children in foster care in the US.

Judy Havlicek, Ashley Curry, Fabiola Villalpando - Children and Youth Services Review,

This qualitative study explored youth participation from the perspectives of 42 primary foster youth advisory boards facilitators in 34 states in the USA.

Michael J.Tanana, Mindy J. Vanderloo, Jeffrey D. Waid - Children and Youth Services Review,

To help promote the use of administrative data to inform child welfare programming, this paper provides an overview and demonstration of a Feedback Improvement System with web-based visualization technology to illustrate child- and agency-level child welfare data from the state of Utah.

Ruth A. Huebnera, Martin T. Hallb, Erin Smeadc, Tina Willauerd, Lynn Posze - Children and Youth Services Review,

This is a prospective study of 28 family mentors providing peer recovery support services to 783 families with child maltreatment and parental substance use disorders (SUD) over 8 years in a family-centered integrated program with SUD treatment providers.

Children’s Bureau,

This six-part video series provides an overview of the United States National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) and the NYTD Review, a federal review conducted by the Children’s Bureau to assess how states collect and report data on youth transitioning out of foster care.

Katherine Gibson, Gina Samuels, Julia Pryce - Children and Youth Services Review,

This analysis drew from a study in which child welfare professionals were interviewed about their definitions of “well-being” and the barriers and facilitators to promoting well-being in their daily practices. 

Katherine Gibson, Gina Samuels, Julia Pryce - Children and Youth Services Review,

This analysis drew from a study in which child welfare professionals were interviewed about their definitions of “well-being” and the barriers and facilitators to promoting well-being in their daily practices. 

Bethany R. Lee, Julia M. Kobulsky, David Brodzinsky, Richard P. Barth - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study uses data from the recent Modern Adoptive Families survey to understand parent perspectives on their preparation for adoption.