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NSCAW, No. 17: Psychotropic Medication Use by Children in Child Welfare
May 15, 2012
This brief uses data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to examine the use of…
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National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 18: Instability and Early Life Changes Among Children in the Child Welfare System
September 15, 2012The youngest children are the most vulnerable to child maltreatment. They are also the most vulnerable to the…NSCAW II Child Well-Being Spotlight: Children in Out-of-Home Placements Receive More Psychotropic Medications and Other Mental Health Services than Children Who Remain In-Home Following a Maltreatment Investigation
August 31, 2012Recent research has shown that foster children are more likely to use psychotropic medications than children on...Cross-Site Evaluation of Project LAUNCH: Evaluation Design
August 15, 2012Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health) is a Federal grant program…
Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4): Report to Congress
January 15, 2010The National Incidence Study (NIS) is a congressionally mandated, periodic effort of the United States Department of…Early Head Start Benefits Children and Families: Research to Practice Brief
April 15, 2006The Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project included studies of the implementation and impacts of Early…The Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation, Second Edition
January 15, 2010The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), a unit within the Administration for Children and…