Social InclusionThis thematic issue explores the complex and often controversial intersection of foster care and financial compensation. While foster care is often seen as a more inclusive and family‐oriented alternative to institutional care, the role of money in ...
Malin Åkerström, Susanne Boethius
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Rightsizing Congregate Care: A Powerful First Step in Transforming Child Welfare Systems [PDF]
, 2010 Outlines Casey's initiatives in four sites to help child welfare systems reduce institutional placements, improve outcomes, and support community services by changing the array of services, frontline practice, finances, performance management, and ...
Dara Menashi, Kathleen Noonan
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Systematic Review of the Evaluation of Foster Care Programs
Psychosocial InterventionObjetive: The aim of this study was to conduct an exhaustive synthesis to determine which instruments and variables are most appropriate to evaluate foster care programs (foster, kinship, and professional families). This evaluation includes the children,
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Assessing Quality of Care in Kinship and Foster Family Care [PDF]
Family Relations, 1997 Assessing Quality of Care in Kinship and Foster Family Care* Jill Duerr Berrick** This study includes a sample of 29 kin and 33 non—kin foster parents who participated in an in-home interview to assess quality of care On a number of measures relating to the home environment, non—kin homes were rated as more safe Family relations between children and ...
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Connected by 25: Financing Policies and Practices that Support Permanency For Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care [PDF]
, 2010 In an effort to strengthen philanthropic investments among its membership, the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG) asked a group of policy experts to provide recommendations on how foundations can work to encourage effective policy solutions on issues ...
Soumya Bhat, Torey Silloway
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Data Snapshot on Foster Care Placement [PDF]
, 2011 Based on updated KIDS COUNT data, highlights the progress made on increasing placement of children in foster families rather than in institutions or group homes.
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Preserving Family: Themes from a Qualitative Study of Kin Caregivers [PDF]
, 2005 This article presents themes from a qualitative study of 58 African American female kinship caregivers in San Francisco. Core concepts that emerged describe various paths along which children move into kin homes, and caregivers\u27 mixed emotional ...
Cohon, Don +4 more
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Commentary on Grandparents in Kinship Care: Help or Hindrance to Family Preservation [PDF]
, 2011 Invited commentary on Grandparents in Kinship Care: Help or Hindrance to Family ...
Lewis-Conerly, Lori
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A License to Abuse? The Need for National Policy Reform of Kinship Care Licensing Procedures
Columbia Social Work Review, 2019 The last 20 to 30 years have seen a significant rise in the use of kinship care as a formal out-of-home placement option for abused or neglected children in the government’s custody.
Amanda Prater
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Financing Policies and Practices that Support Permanency for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care [PDF]
, 2009 This strategy brief is one of a series of briefs exploring strategies for financing supports and services that help foster youth make successful transitions to adulthood. It was written by The Finance Project with support from the Foster Care Work Group.
Soumya Bhat, Torey Silloway
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