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Health Affairs, 2022 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which was established in 1996 and renewed in 2005, constituted a major reform of the US welfare system. Since its renewal, few studies have examined its effects on children. We used instrumental
D. Ginther, Michelle Johnson‐Motoyama
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Different sizes, similar challenges: Out of home care for youth in Germany and the Netherlands [PDF]
Psychosocial Intervention, 2014 While there is a large difference in the number of young inhabitants in the Netherlands and Germany, their child protection frameworks are quite similar. In both countries, child protection services are mainlyfocused on youth aged 0 to 18 and regulations
Annemiek T. Harder +4 more
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Exploring the support services of foster care leavers: An institutional ethnographic study.
Health and Social Care in the community, 2020 Research has documented the challenges faced by foster care leavers in their transition to independent living or adult lives revolving around education, employment, accommodation, substance use and criminal involvement. Although studies have investigated
E. Cudjoe +3 more
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Foster care: extend services, save youth [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2009 Re: “Health care for foster kids: Fix the system, save the child.” [1][1] We would like to draw attention to homelessness as an all-too-frequent outcome for youth in foster care. In a recent study of urban homeless youth, we found that 42.7% were once involved with a Children’s Aid Society ...
A. L. Goldstein, P. Erickson, C. Wekerle
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Exploration of Twin Separation and Adult Experiences: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Human Services, 2022 Many researchers have studied the long-term impact of nontwin sibling separation in foster care, but little is known about the separation of twins. In this study, we examined how one specific set of adult fraternal twin sisters interpreted their personal
Jocelyne Coan Bond, J. Kelly Coker
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Children and youth services review, 2021 Trauma-related social, emotional and behavioral difficulties (SEBD) 1 are common among children in foster care and are the primary reason for placement breakdown.
Mairead Furlong +2 more
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GROOTMOEDERS IN KAYAMANDI SE ERVARING VAN FAMILIEPLEEGSORG
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2006 Pleegplasings by familie as vorm van substituutsorg, is die vinnigs groeiende kindersorgdiens in die Verenigde State van Amerika (voorts genoem die VSA) as gevolg van ’n afname in geskikte pleegouers (Wilson & Chipunga, 1996:387).
Dora van Rensburg, Sulina Green
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Listening to Advice from Young People in Foster Care—From Participation to Belonging
British Journal of Social Work, 2021 Ensuring that young people in foster care receive the support they need at the right time, is a pressing issue across health- and social services. In this study, we aim to broaden the knowledge base on what constitutes appropriate help and support from
M. K. Fylkesnes +4 more
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Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2021 Introduction: Children in foster care are at higher risk of health problems. These risks present challenges to achieving permanency, safety, and well-being.
Jeanette M. Scheid +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 The study aimed to investigate relational outcomes of Italian emancipated foster youth across open-ended reflections about their perceptions of their relationships with the biological and foster family, with partner and peers.
Paola Cardinali +2 more
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