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Returning Home in Systems of Care: Rates, Predictors, and Stability
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Farmer, Elizabeth M. Z.; Southerland, Dannia; Mustillo, Sarah A.; Burns, Barbara J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
Recent work suggests that out-of-home placements continue to be relatively common for youth with mental health problems, even within systems of care. The current work examines rates and predictors of movement back home and stability of reunifications. During the focal period, 1,778 youths experienced out-of-home placements; 61% moved back home,…
Descriptors: Residential Institutions, Social Services, Mental Health, Child Welfare
Comparing Three Years of Well-Being Outcomes for Youth in Group Care and Nonkinship Foster Care
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McCrae, Julie S.; Lee, Bethany R.; Barth, Richard P.; Rauktis, Mary E. – Child Welfare, 2010
Using three waves of data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, this study examines differences in cognitive, academic, and affective well-being of youth first placed in nonkinship foster care (N=259) and youth first placed in group care (N=89). To compare nonrandomized groups, propensity score matching was used. Results…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Foster Care, Child Welfare, National Surveys
Behavior Modification of Aggressive Children in Child Welfare: Evaluation of a Combined Intervention Program
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Nitkowski, Dennis; Petermann, Franz; Buttner, Peter; Krause-Leipoldt, Carsten; Petermann, Ulrike – Behavior Modification, 2009
Children and adolescents with aggressive disorders are prevalent in child welfare settings. Therefore, the assumption is that child welfare services would benefit from a cognitive-behavioral intervention. This study investigates whether implementation of the training with aggressive children (TAC) could improve the outcome of child welfare. Twelve…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Intervention, Child Welfare, Behavior Modification
Educating Children in a Socially Toxic Environment.
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Garbarino, James – Educational Leadership, 1997
According to Fordham University's 1996 "Index of Social Health," our society's overall well-being is decreasing significantly. Today's children are not sufficiently shielded from adult economic, political, and sexual forces. Children's social world has become poisonous, due to escalating violence, the potentially lethal consequences of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children