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.

Theresa Covington - The Chronicle of Social Change,

In this opinion piece for the Chronicle of Social Change, Theresa Covington, the director of the Within Our Reach office at the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the director of the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention, describes the need for better data sharing to prevent child maltreatment fatalities in the United States.

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.

Cyleste C. Collins, Rong Bai, Robert Fischer, David Crampton, Nina Lalich, Chun Liu, Tsui Chan - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study employed a mixed-methods approach to examine process findings from a randomized control trial from the first county-level Pay for Success initiative, Partnering for Family Success.

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.

OHCHR,

The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1989. In the lead-up to the Convention’s 30th birthday, a series of events will be organized in celebration.

National Family Support Network,

In this webinar, the National Family Support Network and Be Strong Families will join together to provide an overview of the value of Parent Leadership opportunities for both programs and parents/caregivers. The organizations will detail resources, tools, technical assistance, and trainings they have available to support meaningful parent leadership development, including the Developing and Sustaining Effective Parent Advisory Committees Training and Parent Cafes.