Parent, Child, and Adoption Characteristics Associated with Post-Adoption Support Needs

Bethany R Lee, Adeline Wyman Battalen, David M Brodzinsky, Abbie E Goldberg - Social Work Research

The purpose of this study is to (a) identify whether there are meaningful subgroups of families with distinct post-adoption needs and (b) determine which parent, youth, and adoption characteristics are associated with these collections of needs.

Efforts at meeting the needs of Orphans and Vulnerable children in Vulnerable households in selected communities of Nasarawa Eggon LGA of Nasarawa State (An Assessment of Centre for Women Youth and Community Action (NACWYCA-NGOs)

Stephen S. Ojo and Sofela Afolasade Olayinka - IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science

The general objective of this study is to assess the response strategies of NGOs in meeting the needs of vulnerable children in vulnerable households in selected communities of Nasarawa Eggon LGA of Nasarawa state, Nigeria.

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Communication and language in abused and institutionalized minors. A scoping review

Esperanza Palazón-Carrión & Josefina Sala-Roca - Children and Youth Services Review

This scoping review adopts a descriptive focus to compile and analyze those studies published between 2007 and 2017 that have assessed the impact of situations of vulnerability or institutionalization on linguistic and communicative development.

Process Evaluation Study of Multiple-Systems Collaborative Child Welfare Approach: A Perspective on Foster Care Service Delivery

Kui Hee Song - Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour

This article presents findings and recommendations from the first year of a two-year evaluation of the Local Interagency Network for Children and Family Services (LINCS) program, a part of the Shasta County Department of Social Services in northern California.

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Partnering for Family Success: Final Evaluation Report

Crampton, D., Fischer, R., Richter, F., Collins, C. C., Bai, R., & Henderson, M. - Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development

This report presents the results of an evaluation of the Partnering for Family Success (PFS) program, which was conceived as an innovative intervention to address the particular needs of housing unstable families who had a child in the custody of the county child welfare agency.

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From Child Welfare to Jail: Mediating Effects of Juvenile Justice Placement and Other System Involvement

Sara Goodkind, Jeffrey Shook, Karen Kolivoski, Ryan Pohlig, Allison Little, Kevin Kim - Child Maltreatment

This study examines the effects of child welfare, mental health, and drug/alcohol system experiences on jail involvement, as mediated by juvenile justice placement, for Black and White youth/young adults.

Reading and numeracy attainment of children reported to child protection services: A population record linkage study controlling for other adversities

Kristin R. Laurens, Fahkrul Islam, Maina Kariuki, Felicity Harris, Marilyn Chilvers, Merran Butler, Jill Schofield, Claire Essery, Sally A. Brinkman, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J.Green - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to examine associations between child protection involvement and 3rd- and 5th-grade reading and numeracy attainment, while controlling multiple other adversities.

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Adapting Pediatric Medical Homes for Youth in Foster Care: Extensions of the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines

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.