The costs of implementing and sustaining a trauma and mental health screening tool in a state child welfare system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105011
Abstract: Abstract Little information is available regarding the financial and non-financial costs of implementing and sustaining universal trauma and mental health screening in state child welfare systems. A cost analysis was conducted as part of a… read more here.
Keywords: state; welfare system; child welfare; state child ... See more keywords
The Divided Chinese Welfare System: Do Health and Education Change the Picture?
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DOI: 10.1017/s1474746417000100
Abstract: Using the China Household Income Project 2007 data and imputing health and education benefits through microsimulation, this article provides evidence on how the inclusion of health and education benefits might change the estimated size, structure… read more here.
Keywords: welfare system; education benefits; education; health ... See more keywords
Caring for the Child Welfare Client: Am I Good Enough?
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DOI: 10.1080/00377317.2017.1324072
Abstract: ABSTRACT Given the demographics of youth served by the child welfare system, culturally responsive approaches are critical to effective social work practice and desperately needed. Like many adolescents who grow up in the child welfare… read more here.
Keywords: work; child welfare; welfare system; caring child ... See more keywords
Racial/ethnic minority children recently placed in the child welfare system: the impact of sociodemographic, medical and mental health factors on overweight /obesity
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DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2020.1797978
Abstract: ABSTRACT Children in the child welfare system have greater rates of obesity and are more prone to overweight/obesity as adults compared to other children. There is limited research on how ecological, biological and developmental factors… read more here.
Keywords: welfare system; obesity; child welfare; overweight obesity ... See more keywords
Governing the family: immigrant parents’ perceptions of the controlling power of the Norwegian welfare system
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DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2020.1738349
Abstract: ABSTRACT Norway is a comprehensive welfare state. While these types of systems are considered attractive for supporting families, tight control of familial life and members might go with them. It is important to understand how… read more here.
Keywords: governing family; welfare system; parents perceptions; immigrant parents ... See more keywords
Addressing the mental healthcare needs of foster children: perspectives of stakeholders from the child welfare system
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DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2018.1477651
Abstract: ABSTRACT A qualitative study was conducted to better understand the factors that contribute to psychotropic medication (PM) overuse among children in the child welfare system in Kentucky, including barriers to providing psychosocial interventions that potentially… read more here.
Keywords: mental healthcare; child welfare; welfare system; healthcare needs ... See more keywords
Intersectional individualization: toward a theoretical framework for youth transitioning out of the child welfare system
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DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2020.1856284
Abstract: This article combines insights from Beck’s individualization theory and Crenshaw’s intersectionality theory to enhance understandings of why youth transitioning out of the child welfare system expe... read more here.
Keywords: child welfare; welfare system; child; transitioning child ... See more keywords
Child Welfare System-Level Factors Associated with All-Cause Mortality Among Children in Foster Care in the United States, 2009-2018.
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DOI: 10.1177/10775595231177313
Abstract: Little is known about the impact of child welfare system-level factors on child mortality as an outcome within foster care. Using data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, 2009-2018, we examined… read more here.
Keywords: foster care; mortality; child welfare; welfare system ... See more keywords
Can the Cumulative Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Score Actually Identify the Victims of Intrafamilial Childhood Maltreatment? Findings from a Study in the Child Welfare System
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136886
Abstract: Studies show that a significant proportion of children in the Child Welfare System (CWS) have suffered adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which have led to well documented serious consequences. This study assessed and compared the ACE… read more here.
Keywords: child welfare; maltreatment; childhood; welfare system ... See more keywords