Full article: Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth: A Consensus Statement of the
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OBJECTIVE. The problems children have upon entering foster care can potentially explain
prior research findings that frequent placement changes are associated with poor outcomes …

This article reviews the challenges health care systems face as they attempt to improve
health care outcomes for children in foster care. It discusses several of the promising health …

This study assesses psychological well-being, risk, and resilience of youth currently in-care
and former foster youth and how preparation for independent living affects these factors …

Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and
there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well. This volume …

The foster care system attempts to prepare children and youth who have suffered child
maltreatment for successful adult lives. This study documents the economic advantages of a …

The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Act provided federal funding for programs
improving adult outcomes for youth in care; education and training vouchers (ETVs) for …

How to best prepare older youth in foster care for independence remains a child welfare
challenge. This article presents findings from a study assessing foster parent perspectives of …

La investigación sobre niños/as y jóvenes en programas de acogimiento se centra
mayormente en el llamado" Modelo de Déficit" que limita el entendimiento sobre …

This article presents the development and psychometric analysis of the Child Welfare
Trauma-Informed Individual Assessment Tool, an instrument designed to measure the extent …