Nevertheless, there is considerable room for improvement in "business as usual" foster care in the United States, and it is critical that improvements are implemented so that the needs of the youngest and most vulnerable children are met.Zeanah CH...
The literature consistently reports a low rate of conversion of inquirers into foster carers. This study was concerned with finding out the cause of this low rate, what happens to the inquirers after making a call and why they decide to continue or not continue with foster care? Telephone ...
And then there’s Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, sta...
Little research has systematically examined the transition process out of the foster care system for older youth, especially in states where youth can stay past age 18. This study uses mixed-methods data from 404 youth from Missouri, interviewed nine times between ages 17 and 19 to explore five...
sleep, it’s that sleep is anything but unnecessary. While we’re out for the count each night, our bodies are busy getting our house in order for whatever life throws our way. Just remember, sleep and health go hand in hand — take care of one, and you’ll take care of the other...
“Oh, she knew exactly who the ‘puppies’ were,” said Jan Clements, who was one of Gabby the poodle’s foster mothers. “She greeted each of them at the gate of her backyard, sniffing them up and down. Every time a different one of her puppies would show up, Gabby would go up ...
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1, Hamed Eskandari Damaneh 2, Hadi Eskandari Damaneh 2, Mansour Ghanian 1,3and Matthew Cotton 4,* 1 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Khuzestan, Mollasani 6341773637, Iran 2 Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, ...
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Together, we believe that Unadoptable is Unacceptable.So, let’s talk about adoption, and specifically foster care adoption. While most of us know someone who has been adopted or who has built their family through adoption, the issue of foster care adoption is not well understood in our ...