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The purpose of the present study was to identify the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and poor sustained attention and the associations of these events in youth and young adults who previously experienced foster care.
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This study examines whether former foster youth are more likely to stop out of a 4-year university than low-income, first-generation students who did not experience out-of-home care.
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This study sought to validate the Early TRAuma-related Disorders Questionnaire (ETRADQ), a caregiver report which was developed to assess attachment disorders in school-age children based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fifth edition criteria.
The objective of this study was twofold: to explicate how a culturally adapted parent training (PT) intervention for diverse families involved in child welfare services (CSW) was perceived by participants and to better understand how interventionists adapted to families’ needs.
"Experts and state agencies say families are reluctant to take in foster children for fear of spreading Covid-19," says this article from NBC News.
This study analyzed three open-ended responses from a national online survey examining compassion fatigue in Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) to understand the impact of work-related stress on child welfare workers (CWWs).
This policy analysis examines the impact of COVID-19 policy guidance on the role of workers who provide outreach to transition-age care leavers.
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This study investigates the extent and causes of child abandonment and various practices and services in relation to prevention of child abandonment in Denmark and other high-income countries.
El objetivo de esta contratación de un consultor/a es apoyar el Programa de Protección de UNICEF México en la implementación y seguimiento de las estrategias y acciones de cooperación en materia de cuidados alternativos para niños, niñas y adolescentes privados del cuidado familiar o en riesgo de perderlo, en coordinación con las autoridades nacionales y locales y otros actores relevantes.
The Adoption of Children (Amendment) Bill has been presented to Guyana's National Assembly of the Twelfth Parliament, according to this article from iNews Guyana.