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Background
Out of home placement (OOHP) of welfare involved children is a critical problem associated with child abuse and neglect and household dysfunction. Few studies have also implicated greater instability in OOHP with more negative outcomes. However, several gaps remain.
Objectives
Objectives were twofold. To identify combinations of adverse childhood experiences that are associated with OOHP—based on both duration of OOHP and change in actual placement during each time point, among welfare involved youth. The second objective was to understand long-term negative…
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While low-income young adults are known to be at high risk for sleep problems, sleep in foster care alumni has not been closely examined. These young adults face not only the challenges of poverty, but struggle with past maltreatment and removal from their family of origin, and frequently demonstrate mental health and substance use disorders.
Methods
The current study compares risk factors and sleep in a sample of foster care alumni and low-income young adults aged 18–24 (N = 185). Multiple regression analyses were calculated with foster care…
Over seven million children from birth through age 5 receive child care in home-based child care (HBCC) settings, the most common form of nonparental child care in the United States. In its simplest form, HBCC is child care that is provided in a caregiver’s home by someone other than the child’s parent or primary caretaker. States and locales vary in the specific rules they set for regulation and/or licensing of these homes, including how many children a provider can care for without needing to be licensed.
Research shows that professional development can help child care providers…
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Preventing the negative impact of maltreatment on children's mental health requires interventions to be contextually sensitive, grounded in theory and research, and effective in reaching and retaining children and families. This study replicates and extends previous findings of the Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) program, a 30‐week mentoring and skills group intervention for preadolescent maltreated children in foster care. Participants included 426 children recently placed in out‐of‐home care who were randomized to intervention or control conditions. Outcomes measured 6–10 …
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Young children's experience of trauma is associated with a wide range of adverse events and circumstances, including abuse and neglect, domestic violence, loss of a parent, and community violence. Policymakers and practitioners are increasingly aware that trauma during the first few years of life is especially widespread, and there is growing interest in new ways to support these young children and their families. Many young children who experience trauma attend early care and education (ECE) programs, and these settings offer important opportunities to promote their well‐being.…
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Hurricane Katrina struck the southern coast of the United States on August 31, 2005. This Category 5 hurricane was one of the worst disasters in American history. Here, we review the background and context of Katrina, the costliest ($125 billion) hurricane to ever hit the United States, emphasizing the complex series of traumatic events encompassed by the storm and its aftermath. In particular, we focus on the complicated experiences faced by Katrina-exposed children and their families and review follow-up research on Katrina’s effects on children and their caregivers in both New…
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Children in Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) are more likely to have complex emotional and behavioral needs that require skilled parenting, but TFC foster parents do not always receive the training and support they need to provide these children with stable, supportive and therapeutic care, resulting in high levels of placement disruptions. As the broader foster care system moves away from relying on residential programs for children with emotional and behavioral needs and in turn places more of these high-need children in home-based settings, better understanding the unique needs of…
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When immigrant children are separated from their parents, inexorable medical and legal harms result. Family separation violates a fundamental right of parents to participate in medical decisions involving their children. This paper reviews and contributes to evolving analyses of the public health, legal, and ethical consequences of immigration policy.
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The nature and consequences of threat in the caregiving environment have been widely studied and discussed. The construct of psychosocial neglect, however, has received less attention. In this paper, we advance a novel framework for examining the nature and consequences of neglect, which we posit can be represented as variations along a continuum from severe psychosocial neglect to environmental enrichment. Recognizing that caregiving is multi-dimensional, we conceptualize enriching input from caregivers as falling along two dimensions. Specifically, we propose that caregivers…
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We examined social and economic resources in the environments of children involved with child protective services and their associations with children's cognitive performance. We used a national dataset of child protection investigations (children aged 6–16 at Wave 1). Using latent class analysis, we constructed profiles of the financial resources, parental education and employment, and family structure and size. We then examined within‐ and across‐time associations between resource environment profiles and children's math and reading scores and tested whether associations…