Americas

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Amy Dworsky and Denali Dasgupta - Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago,

This brief begins to address knowledge gaps of best practices for housing young adults in extended care, the housing options currently available to those young adults, and how those options vary across and within states in the US.

Nathanael J. Okpych, Keunhye Park, Huiling Feng, Adrianna Torres García, and Mark E. Courtney - Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago,

This memo investigates two questions that pertain to extended foster care and social support. First, are there differences in the types and sources of social support between young people who remain in care past age 18 and young people who exit care? Second, among nonminor dependents, are there differences in the types and sources of social support between youth living in different placement types?

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI),

CCAI’s Foster Youth Internship Program® is a highly esteemed congressional internship for young adults who spent their formative years in the U.S. foster care system. In this annual policy report, the interns focus on subjects they are personally passionate about due to their experiences and understanding after living in foster care and make personal recommendations for improving the U.S. foster care system.

Child Welfare Information Gateway,

This bulletin for professionals addresses the scope of the problem of child neglect, its consequences, and the importance of prevention.

Ruth M. Chambers, Rashida M. Crutchfield, Stephanie G. Goddu Harper, Maryam Fatemi, Angel Y. Rodriguez - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examines how a child welfare agency implemented an innovative pilot initiative designed to promote timely family reunification.

Amy Dworsky, Elissa Gitlow, Kristen Ethier - Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago,

This report presents preliminary results from an evaluation of the Home Visiting Pilot Program, serving pregnant or parenting youth in foster care.

Child Welfare Information Gateway - Children's Bureau,

This factsheet outlines the types of adoption support and preservation services available in the U.S., their benefits, and ways to find services in your area.

U.S. Children's Bureau,

This bulletin highlights supports and services for kinship caregivers, training for caseworkers and caregivers, and examples of successful kinship care programs.

Joanne A. Smith, Helen Baker‐Henningham, Alexandra Brentani, Rose Mugweni, Susan P. Walker - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,

This paper presents an evaluation of an early childhood parenting training package implemented in Brazil and Zimbabwe, called Reach Up, with the aim of providing an evidence‐based, adaptable program that is feasible for low‐resource settings.

Jessica Dym Bartlett & Berenice Rushovich - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study evaluated the implementation of Trauma-systems Therapy-Foster Care (TST-FC) in two state child welfare agencies that included training for staff and resource parents.