Archive for the 'Foster Care' Category
Adolescents in Foster Care: Call for Abstracts
Nearly 150,000 youth, ages 13 to 20, are in foster care at any point in time in the United States. Most of these youth have been abused or neglected, and many have experienced multiple placements. Although some of these youth will be reunified with their families, others will age-out without finding a permanent home. Research [...]
Read More..>>Pregnant & Parenting Foster Youth: The Need for Prevention & Life Skills
During Foster Care Month, I wrote a blog post about my experiences working in a group foster care home. Afterwards, my colleague shared a new report that had just come out – The Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: Outcomes at Ages 23 and 24 . This report is based on the [...]
Read More..>>National Foster Care Month- Thoughts about Our Youth in Foster Care
Lately, I’ve found myself thinking about a group of very special young women that I met in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2000, I began a practicum with Three Rivers Youth, to fulfill my bachelor’s in Social Work at Chatham University. Part of my field placement was at a therapeutic group home for 12 adolescent girls from [...]
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