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Direct linkRichardson, Brad – Child Welfare, 2008
Children of color are overrepresented in child welfare in Iowa at a rate double their percentage of the population. In 2005 the Iowa Department of Human Services implemented two pilot demonstration projects to address overrepresentation of Native American and African American children in the child welfare system. The projects, called the Minority…
Descriptors: African American Children, American Indians, Disproportionate Representation, Child Welfare
Merdinger, Joan M.; Hines, Alice M.; Osterling, Kathy Lemon; Wyatt, Paige – Child Welfare, 2005
This article presents early descriptive findings from the Pathways to College study, a multimethod and multiphase study of emancipated foster youth. Results based on a sample of 216 emancipated foster youth attending a four-year university indicate that many of their experiences are characteristic of individuals manifesting resilience in the face…
Descriptors: Youth, Individual Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Foster Care
