Background and Aims Following nearly a decade of entry declines, foster care entries in the United States began to rise steadily since 2012, largely because of dramatic increases in home removals involving parental drug use (PDU). America's ongoing opioid crisis and recent changes in drug policie...
However, results of this study show that for UM from three rural areas of El Salvador with the highest rates of poverty, the primary reason to migrate was work opportunities in the US. This research identifies an important, and nuanced, distinction based on geographic region in El Salvador ...
Children in foster care, and those who have emancipated from care, experience high rates of cognitive, academic, physical, social, emotional and behavior problems and are more likely to experience negative outcomes. The federal Administration on Children, Youth and Families recently called for ...
Part 1: Education outcomes of students in foster care in California’s Public Schools. San Francisco: WestEd. Retrieved fromwww.wested.org/resources/the-invisible-achievement-gap-education-outcomes-of-students-in-foster-care-in-californias-public-schools-part-1/ ...
National Foster Care Month FAQs How much do foster carers get a month? The basic rates for standard maintenance range from $450 to $700 per month depending on the age of the child. The annual clothing allowance is also age-dependent and afforded to foster parents in the amount of $300...
In 2016, there were over 430,000 youth in the U.S. foster care system. The researchers found that the population of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in foster care had grown substantially to almost 40,000—or nearly 9%—and the rates of autism andintellectual disabilityamo...
“Both quantitative and qualitative evidence indicate that peer support lowers the overall cost of mental health services by reducing re-hospitalization rates and days spent in inpatient services, increasing the use of outpatient services. Peer support improves quality of life, increases and improves eng...
the state. From 2000 to 2009, the number of youths aging out of care increased by 46%, and though the number has finally begun to decrease over the past five years, youth emancipation continues to represent one in 10 exits from foster care (US Department of Health and Human Services, ...
Noun1.foster care- supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home guardianship,tutelage,care,charge- attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" ...
Dating violence in adolescence is a serious public health issue due to its significant impact on mental health and its significant predictive value for intimate partner violence in adulthood. Universal and selective programs can contribute to the prevent