Implementation and evaluation of linked parenting models in a large
urban child welfare system.
Limitations include the lack of randomization, small rural and suburban sample, and lack of diversity in the sample challenges the generalizability of the results to
urban child welfare organizations.
Not exact matches
Erie County contracts with various agencies, including the
Urban League, to provide state - mandated
child welfare services.
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Collaboration Between State
Welfare and
Child Welfare Agencies
Urban Institute (2002) Describes organizational restructuring to implement provisions of
welfare reform and facilitate coordinated case planning, information sharing, and co-location of services.
The effect of home visiting programs on mothers» life - course (subsequent pregnancies, education, employment, and use of
welfare) is disappointing overall.10 In the trial of the nurse home visitor program described above, there were enduring effects of the program 15 years after birth of the first
child on maternal life - course outcomes (e.g., interpregnancy intervals, use of
welfare, behavioural problems due to women's use of drugs and alcohol, and arrests among women who were low - income and unmarried at registration).21 The effects of this program on maternal life - course have been replicated in separate trials with
urban African - Americans20, 23,24 and with Hispanics.18
The literature about
child welfare practice typically focuses on the experiences and circumstances of
urban and suburban families.
However,
child welfare professionals in rural areas must recognize the differences between their practice population and
urban populations and adapt their practice to meet the needs of rural families who may have less access to related services.
Child welfare administrators and supervisors need to focus on the specific professional and personal needs of rural child welfare professionals, which often differ from those of their urban counterp
Child welfare administrators and supervisors need to focus on the specific professional and personal needs of rural
child welfare professionals, which often differ from those of their urban counterp
child welfare professionals, which often differ from those of their
urban counterparts.
Urban Institute studies of
child welfare agency efforts to increase father involvement show: [3]
For example, access to services — such as substance use disorder treatment, mental health care, and parenting classes — necessary for
child welfare practice is often more difficult in rural counties than in
urban communities.