The Los Angeles Child Welfare - Early Education Partners Infrastructure Project, Final Evaluation Franke, Klein, Lee, & Benson (2013) University of California View Abstract Describes an evaluation of the Los Angeles Child Welfare - Early Education Partners Infrastructure Project whose goal was to increase access to high - quality early care and education services for young
children in the child welfare system in Long Beach, CA.
In order to foster success in all of our scholars, it was our vision to design a school that removes the barriers
children in the child welfare system face by providing support services in our school, during the school day.
These findings suggest that the overrepresentation of African -
American children in the child welfare system is not attributable to higher rates of maltreatment in this population, but to factors related to the child welfare system itself.
Trauma Screening within the Child Welfare System (PDF - 1,516 KB) Condradi & Kisiel (2013) CW360: A Comprehensive Look at a Prevalent Child Welfare Issue Discusses the elements of trauma screening tools and the increased attention on the importance of screening for trauma
among children in the child welfare system.
There are three dominant theories explaining the over-representation of
minority children in the child welfare system: 1) the disproportionate need found among minority families; 2) racial bias in child welfare decision making; and 3) family risk and child welfare practice.
Comprehensive and theory - based interventions Scholars have found that programs that are comprehensive in nature and based on theoretically sound intervention strategies hold promise for effectively addressing the multitude of issues families and
children in the child welfare system face.
Essential reading for a broad range of early childhood professionals and decision - makers, this book will help readers reverse the odds for
young children in the child welfare system — and set the stage for lifelong physical, developmental and emotional health.
Family Time Visitation in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 456 KB) Partners for Our Children (2014) Examines the importance of meaningful family visitation in working towards reunification between parents and
children in the child welfare system in the state of Washington.
The survey was the first comprehensive compilation of current, promising strategies, and supports required to improve the interjurisdictional placement process
for children in the child welfare system.
It is the first school in the nation designed explicitly to focus on the specific needs of
children in the child welfare system; 49 percent of its students are in the foster care system or considered at risk of placement in foster care.
Across all sites, an overwhelming majority of participants at all levels cited poverty, and poverty - related circumstances, as primary reasons for the over-representation of minority
children in the child welfare system.
Do staff characteristics influence the trajectories of minority
children in the child welfare system?
Responding to concerns about the over-representation of minority
children in the child welfare system, particularly African - American children, the Children's Bureau sponsored an exploratory qualitative study of the child welfare system's response to children of color.
Family Involvement: Supporting Kin Caregivers (WMV - 88 MB) March 10, 2011 This webinar provided an overview of the implementation and outcomes of a Kinship Liaison Program designed to pro-actively engage and support kin - caregivers to increase the permanency of
children in the child welfare system.
Such efforts may serve to facilitate optimal service delivery to
all children in the child welfare system, including children of color.
Measurement Tools Highlighted on the CEBC California Evidence - Based Clearinghouse (2017) Provides access to topic - specific well - being assessments for children in the child welfare system
Introduction: Achieving permanency for
all children in the child welfare system.
Kinship Care (PDF - 55 KB) National Resource Center for Family - Centered Practice & Permanency Planning (2009) Presents a toolkit to help professionals find permanent kinship placements for
children in the child welfare system.
Innovations in Implementation of Trauma - Informed Care Practices in Youth Residential Treatment: A Curriculum for Organizational Change (PDF - 236 KB) Hummer, Dollard, Robst, & Armstrong (2010) Child Welfare, 89 (2) Reviews the literature on trauma and
children in the child welfare system and discusses a study of trauma - informed practices in out - of - home care treatment programs and a curriculum that resulted from study findings.
In most cases,
children in the child welfare system have multiple experiences with trauma, often referred to as complex trauma.
The behaviors that they believe are related to poor early attachment, such as aggression, oppositional behavior, and anxiety, are ones that present serious barriers to achieving permanence for
children in the child welfare system.
HRMET provided healthy relationship and marriage education training for child welfare professionals to help meet the safety, permanency, and well - being needs of
children in the child welfare system.
By definition,
children in the child welfare system have suffered at least one ACE.
Some valuable linkages include coordinating care through a medical home; building relationships between pediatricians and local IDEA Child Find and intake services; strengthening information and referral networks; providing health and mental health consultation to child care providers and home visitors; and building collaboration between public health, child welfare, and early intervention services to ensure that
children in the child welfare system are screened and referred.
The Parent Training Programs topic area is relevant to child welfare because parents of
children in the child welfare system are often required or encouraged to attend parent training programs.
Whether children remain living with their parents or are placed outside the home, it is critical that
all children in the child welfare system be screened and assessed.
Other areas of concern discussed include: the state's infant mortality rate, lack of widespread early screening and intervention for developmental delays, and a growing number of young
children in the child welfare system.