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Child Welfare, Education and the Courts: A Collaboration to Strengthen Educational Successes of Children and Youth in Foster Care
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The following Information Gateway materials were made available at the Child Welfare, Education and the Courts: A Collaboration to Strengthen Educational Successes of Children and Youth in Foster Care held November 3-4 2011, in Arlington, VA.
About CAPTA: A Legislative History | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 3 pages |
Summarizes the legislative history and purpose of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), the key Federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect. CAPTA was originally enacted in P.L. 93-247 and was most recently amended and reauthorized on December 20, 2010, by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-320). |
Addressing the Needs of Young Children in Child Welfare: Part C -- Early Intervention Services | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 16 pages |
The Part C referral provisions in CAPTA and IDEA offer child welfare administrators an opportunity to expand the array of supports and resources for young children and their caregivers in order to enhance child well-being. This bulletin provides examples of State efforts to implement the new referral provisions and provides lessons learned about accessing early intervention services for children and families identified by the child welfare system. It includes background information about child welfare and early intervention, promising strategies, funding strategies, resources, and contact information for State and local programs. |
The Basics of Adoption Practice | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 13 pages |
Adoption is a highly specialized field that focuses on placing children with families and providing services to ensure that these placements are permanent. In recent decades, the emphasis of adoption practice has shifted from helping families find children to finding safe and permanent families for children. Adoption workers are now expected to have extensive knowledge and understanding of the recruitment and assessment of adoptive families, the placement of children with a variety of strengths and needs, and supportive postadoption services to promote attachment and permanency for children. This bulletin provides an overview of the basics of adoption practice and the ... |
Child Maltreatment 2006 | |
Author(s): | United States. Children's Bureau., Walter R. McDonald & Associates. Gaudiosi |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 194 pages |
This report summarizes child abuse statistics submitted by states to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) during 2006. See a list of all Child Maltreatment Reports. The data are presented in aggregate and by state, and trends are reported when available. Topics include sources of reports; time for response; victimization rates; types of maltreatment; age, race and gender of victims; age and gender of perpetrators; relationship of perpetrators to the victim; number of child fatalities; types of services provided; and additional research related to child maltreatment. During FFY 2006, an estimated 905,000 children in the 50 ... |
Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence | |
Author(s): | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Caliber Associates. Bragg |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 108 pages |
Domestic violence is a devastating social problem that affects every segment of the population. While system responses are primarily targeted towards adult victims of abuse, increasing attention is now focused on the children who witness domestic violence. Studies estimate that 10 to 20 percent of children are at risk for exposure to domestic violence. Research also indicates children exposed to domestic violence are at an increased risk of being abused or neglected, and that a majority of studies reveal there are adult and child victims in 30 to 60 percent of families who experience domestic violence. This manual provides background ... |
Child Welfare Outcomes 2004-2007: Executive Summary Brochure | |
Author(s): | Children's Bureau. |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 12 pages |
Child Welfare Outcomes reports provide information on the performance of States in seven outcome categories. The outcomes used in this report reflect widely accepted performance objectives for child welfare practice. |
Child Welfare Systems of Care Tools and Products | |
Author(s): | National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care. |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 0 page |
Electronic copies of products developed by the National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care including: evaluation reports; a Policy Action Guide with fillable forms in PDF and Word; short action briefs on family involvement, establishing partnerships in child welfare, gaining staff buy-in, and leadership development; and infrastructure toolkits on various topics around implementing a System of Care. Distributed on a flash drive. |
The Children's Bureau | |
Author(s): | United States Children's Bureau |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 12 pages |
The Children's Burea administers a range of services designed to protect children and strengthen families. With an annual budget of more than $7 billion, the agency works with States, Tribes, and communities to plan, manage, coordinate, and support child abuse and neglect prevention, foster care, child welfare, and adoption programs that improve outcomes for children. and families. |
Domestic Violence and the Child Welfare System | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 14 pages |
System responses to domestic violence have typically been targeted toward adult victims of abuse. However, increased attention is now being focused on children who witness domestic violence. This bulletin addresses the impact of domestic violence on children and the resulting implications on professional practice. Resources such as websites and additional publications are also provided for further information. |
Enhancing Permanency for Older Youth in Out-Of-Home Care | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2006 - 14 pages |
Finding permanent families for older children and youth in out-of-home care continues to be a challenge for child welfare professionals. Many States and local jurisdictions have begun to implement programs specifically designed to help these youth establish permanent connections. This bulletin addresses the specific challenges of permanency planning with older youth, discussing the importance of focusing on older youth, barriers to permanency, strategies for successful permanency planning, and promising programs. A list of resources for further information is provided. |
Family Engagement | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 17 pages |
Describes the benefits of family engagement in the child welfare system. This bulletin for professional child welfare caseworkers discusses ways to achieve meaningful family engagement, specific strategies that reflect family engagement, and examples of State and local child welfare programs that have achieved success with engaging families. |
Family Reunification: What the Evidence Shows | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 20 pages |
Family reunification, the process of returning children in temporary out-of-home care to their families of origin, is the most common goal and outcome for children in out-of-home care. This issue brief examines States' successes and challenges related to family reunification, as documented in the Federal Child and Family Services Reviews; reviews research regarding factors contributing to timely, stable reunifications; offers specific program examples that illustrate these factors; and uses all of the above to suggest several guiding principles for practice in this critical area of permanency planning. |
How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 14 pages |
This factsheet provides an overview of the process by which legislative actions and policy changes at the Federal level impact State and Tribal child welfare systems and service delivery. Links to pertinent resources are provided for each step of the process. |
How the Child Welfare System Works | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 9 pages |
Provides an overview of the purposes and functions of child welfare systems. It explains what happens when abuse or neglect are reported, how those reports are processed, and what happens to the adults and children who are involved in the child welfare system. A flowchart illustrates how cases may move through the child welfare system. |
Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System | |
Series Title: | Factsheets for Families |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2010 - 15 pages |
Informal and formal kinship care arrangements help to ensure stability and protection for children within their extended family. This fact sheet describes the benefits of kinship care as a child protection alternative and examines the agency's responsibility for the placement. The placement decision-making process, what to expect from the child welfare service and court system, and financial support, available services, and permanency planning are discussed. Questions for new kin caregivers to ask and a list of additional references are provided. |
Learning curves : education advocacy for children in foster care. | |
Author(s): | McNaught |
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Year Published: | 2004 - 151 pages |
A quality education can help foster children overcome adversities and achieve success in adulthood. This book explains federal laws that support education rights and describes the role of lawyers, judges, parents, and educators in ensuring that foster and adopted children receive necessary school services. The text emphasizes several key strategies for education advocacy: obtain accurate school records for all foster children; collaborate with school officials; maintain stability in the school placement; facilitate early education for preschool children; encourage high school completion and continued education; obtain extra support for children when necessary; and enroll qualified children in special education services. Benefits ... |
Leaving Your Child Home Alone | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 4 pages |
Every parent eventually faces the decision to leave their child home alone for the first time. This factsheet provides some questions for parents to consider before leaving their children home alone, as well as tips to help make the experience safe and successful for all. |
Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 8 pages |
The harmful effects of child abuse and neglect vary depending on a number of factors, including the circumstances, personal characteristics of the child, and the child?s environment. In many cases, child abuse and neglect have consequences for children, families, and society that last lifetimes. This factsheet provides an overview of some of the most common physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences of child abuse and neglect, including findings from research supported by the Federal Government. |
Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2012 - 23 pages |
Summarizes the major provisions of key Federal laws regarding child protection, child welfare, and adoption. Includes a timeline of Federal child welfare legislation. |
Parent Education | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 9 pages |
Successful parent education programs help parents acquire and internalize parenting and problem-solving skills necessary to build a healthy family. This issue brief provides an overview of research regarding key characteristics and training strategies of successful parent education programs. Information about selected evidence-based and evidence-informed programs is also provided. |
Parental Substance Use and the Child Welfare System | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 11 pages |
Substance abuse has a major impact on the child welfare system. It is estimated that 9 percent of children in the United States live with at least one parent who abuses alcohol or other drugs. Research has demonstrated that children of substance abusing parents are more likely to experience abuse or neglect than children in non-substance abusing households. This fact sheet addresses the scope of the problem, the impact of parental substance abuse on children, service delivery issues, and agency practice implications. Resources for further information also are provided. 29 references. |
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy With At-Risk Families | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 14 pages |
Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is a family-centered treatment approach demonstrated effective for abused and at-risk children ages 2½ to 12 and their parents or caregivers. This issue brief explores the characteristics and benefits of PCIT to help child welfare caseworkers, other professionals who work with at-risk families, and caregivers make more informed decisions about family participation in PCIT programs. It includes information about what makes PCIT unique, key components, effectiveness, and what to look for in a PCIT therapist. |
Postadoption Services | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2005 - 14 pages |
All adopted children and their families can potentially benefit from services provided after the adoption is finalized. These services may include educational and informational services, clinical services, material services, and/or support services. This bulletin addresses: who benefits from postadoption services, how can postadoption services help, what postadoptive services do families need, what postadoptive services do States offer, how are postadoption services delivered, how are postadoption services funded, why evaluate postadoption services, what are the implications for practice, and what future research is needed This bulletin specifically focuses on the benefits for adopted people and adoptive parents. Includes resources. |
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 4 pages |
The best way to prevent child abuse is to help parents develop the skills and identify the resources they need to understand and meet their children's needs and protect them from harm. This factsheet describes common activities of prevention programs, keys to successful prevention services, and protective factors that increase the health and well-being of children and families. It also lists simple things everyone can do to support families in raising safe and healthy children. |
Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 4 pages |
The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. This factsheet lists general signs that may signal the presence of child abuse. It also includes signs associated with specific types of maltreatment such as physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional maltreatment. |
The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect | |
Author(s): | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Caliber Associates. Crosson-Tower |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 85 pages |
This manual, designed to examine the roles that teachers, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, special education professionals, administrators, and other school personnel have in helping maltreated children, provides the basis for the involvement of educators in combating the problem of child abuse and neglect. It also may be used by other professionals involved in child abuse and neglect interventions, such as child protective services, mental health, law enforcement, health care, and early childhood professionals, to gain a better understanding of the role of educators in child protection. Specifically, this manual addresses the following topics: Identifying reasons why educators ... |
School-Based Child Maltreatment Programs: Synthesis of Lessons Learned | |
Series Title: | Grantee Lessons Learned |
Author(s): | Children's Bureau (DHHS) |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 9 pages |
The Office on Child Abuse and Neglect awarded several grants during Fiscal Year 1997 to programs that utilized school resources for the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The three-year demonstration projects focused on collaboration between child protection agencies and school systems; education for parents, teachers, and children about child abuse and neglect; and the involvement of school staff in prevention and intervention. This report summarizes the service approaches and lessons learned by 11 demonstration programs as noted in their final reports. The projects found that training was effective in enhancing knowledge about the signs of child abuse ... |
Silent Realities: Supporting Young Children and Their Families Who Experience Violence | |
Author(s): | Cohen, Walthall |
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Year Published: | 2003 - 30 pages |
This guide describes the effects of trauma on young children and suggests strategies for helping victims and witnesses of community and domestic violence to heal. Based on concepts presented by experts attending an institute held during a National Head Start Association training conference in April 2000, the discussion emphasizes the importance of encouraging children and adults to express their fears. Teachers and other adults are encouraged to identify changes in children's typical behavior and provide opportunities for them to communicate their feelings through art, stories, and drama. Adults also should ensure that children feel safe and in control. The experts ... |
Stay Connected to Adoption Information | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 2 pages |
Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting adoption and other child welfare professionals to information and resources that help them address the needs of children and families in their communities. This flier highlights the resources and services that Child Welfare Information Gateway offers. |
Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide. | |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau, FRIENDS National Resource Center For Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, Center for the Study of Social Policy-Strengthening Families |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 94 pages |
This Resource Guide was written to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide includes information about protective factors that help reduce the risk of child maltreatment, strategies for changing how communities support families, and evidence-informed practices. It also offers suggestions for enhancing protective factors in families, tools to build awareness and develop community partnerships, information about child abuse and neglect, a directory of national organizations that work to strengthen families, and tip sheets in English and Spanish on specific parenting topics. |
Supporting Brain Development in Traumatized Children and Youth | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 24 pages |
Summarizes what child welfare professionals can do to support the identification and assessment of the impact of maltreatment and trauma on brain development, including what to look for at different ages and stages of child development. The bulletin also addresses how to work effectively with children, youth, and families to support healthy brain development and how to improve services through cross-system collaboration and trauma-informed practice. |
Systems of Care | |
Series Title: | Bulletins for Professionals |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 13 pages |
This bulletin provides information on systems of care, an approach that builds partnerships to create a broad, integrated process for meeting the variety of physical, mental, social, emotional, educational, and developmental needs of children in the child welfare system. Topics include: the history of systems of care, its application within child welfare systems, guiding principles, and a list of organizations involved with systems of care. References are provided. |
Toll-Free Crisis Hotline Numbers | |
Series Title: | Related Organizations Lists |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 2 pages |
This directory lists toll-free phone numbers maintained by various crisis organizations. It includes organizations that deal with child abuse, child sexual abuse, crime victims, family violence, mental illness, missing/abducted children, rape/incest, substance abuse, suicide prevention, and youth in trouble/runaways. |
Treatment for Abused and Neglected Children: Infancy to Age 18 | |
Author(s): | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Urquiza, Winn |
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Year Published: | 1994 - 134 pages |
This manual, produced by NCCAN as part of the User Manual Series, provides an overview of the treatment of sexually abused, physically abused, and neglected children. Child development is briefly reviewed and the study of developmental psychopathology is described. All aspects of child development are considered, including intrapersonal development, interpersonal development, physical development, sexual development, and behavioral conduct development. Consequences of abuse and neglect, assessment of maltreatment, the therapeutic process and the role of the therapist, treatment issues and specialized interventions, and case management are addressed. The manual provides a glossary of terms and list of resources for more detailed ... |
Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2009 - 17 pages |
This issue brief provides basic information on brain development and the effects of abuse and neglect on that development. The information is designed to help professionals understand the emotional, mental, and behavioral impact of early abuse and neglect in children who come to the attention of the child welfare system. |
What Is Child Abuse and Neglect? | |
Series Title: | Factsheets |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2008 - 4 pages |
This fact sheet explains how child maltreatment is defined in federal and state laws. Distinctions between the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and state civil and criminal statutes are highlighted. Operational definitions of physical abuse, child neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse also are included. |