Americas

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in the Americas. Browse resources by region, country, or category.

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Council for Exceptional Children,

In this webinar, veteran online instructors help identify steps to move online and strategies for adapting the lessons already in motion to this new format. 

Fred Wulczyn & Sara Feldman - Implementation Science 3.0,

In this chapter, the authors describe the scale-up and impact of a linked multilevel intervention in a public child welfare system.

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).

Kerri L. Ashurst, Tyrone C. Atkinson - National Youth-At-Risk Conference 2020 Archive,

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Changing the Way We Care,

This document presents a summary of the process, results and lessons learned during a demonstration project in the department of Zacapa, Guatemala to implement best practices to prevent unnecessary family separation and strengthen families by identifying primary and specialized social services and bringing those services closer to the families. 

Urban Institute,

This guide summarizes findings from relevant literature on what helps emerging adults (including youth transitioning from foster care) succeed, describes examples of how US communities are innovating to meet those needs, and shares key takeaways from interviews with emerging adults.

Nathanael J. Okpych, Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, A. M. Samiya Sayed, Mark E. Courtney - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study draws on data from the [STUDY] and the National Student Clearinghouse to examine the roles that Education and Training Vouchers (ETVs) and campus support programs (CSPs) play in promoting college persistence for foster youth.

Amanda Keller, Melanie Doucet, Jennifer Dupuis, Jessica Dupuis, and Varda R. Mann-Feder - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies,

This report describes the evolution of an independent youth-led organization for youth in and from care in Quebec, Canada

Hannah C. Espeleta, Dana M. Bakula, Christina M. Sharkey, Jennifer Reinink, Amanda Cherry, Julie Lees, Deborah Shropshire, Larry L. Mullins, Stephen R. Gillaspy - Clinical Pediatrics,

This article provides recommendations for adapting the pediatric medical home (PMH) model for health care needs of youth in foster care.

Lisa S. Panisch, Catherine A. LaBrenz, Jennifer Lawson, Beth Gerlach, Patrick S. Tennant, Swetha Nulu, Monica Faulkner - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study used survey results to examine relationships between parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and protective factors among a sample of 581 parents with young children (≤5 years) who were enrolled in child maltreatment prevention programs.