Americas

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List of Organisations

Family for Every Child,

This first How We Care series presents the work of three Family for Every Child Members to help combat child sexual abuse in their regions.

Educación del Diálogo Interamericano, Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) y la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de UNICEF,

El programa de Educación del Diálogo Interamericano, Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) y la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de UNICEF convocan un seminario virtual para reflexionar sobre cómo la emergencia ha afectado a la primera infancia y qué respuestas están organizando los gobiernos para responder a la cambiante situación y asegurar que los objetivos de desarrollo infantil continúan recibiendo la atención necesaria.

Rebecca L. Butcher, M. Kay Jankowski, Eric D. Slade - Children and Youth Services Review,

A cost analysis was conducted as part of a 5-year, federally funded statewide demonstration project to install universal trauma screening in one U.S. state’s child welfare system.

Danita Henry Stapleton & Roy K. Chen - Children and Youth Services Review,

This article provides a conceptual depiction of how schools and treatment foster parents partnerships can be formed and maintained.

Raymond V. Gutterswijk, Chris H. Z. Kuiper, Navisha Lautan, Elsemieke G. Kunst, Frank C. P.van der Horst, Geert Jan J. M. Stams, Children and Youth Services Review,

This multilevel meta-analysis compared the outcomes of Treatment Foster Care Oregon for Adolescents (TFCO-A) and home-based treatment programs (HBT) with residential youth care for children and youth aged 0 to 23 years.

Annie E. Casey Foundation,

This paper from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides guidance for state child welfare agencies on what to consider when developing a preventive practice model that aligns with the requirements of Family First, addresses the unique needs of families within local communities and ensures that selected programs and practices are feasible to implement with quality.

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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