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Best Practices Publications

Publications

This page contains child welfare related publications and research articles that provide relevant, important and/or ground breaking information related to various topics.

General Child Welfare Publications

Allegation Matrix Literature Review (Sep'09)

A comparison of the Florida allegation matrix with those of several other states.

Child Abuse Death Review - Perpetrator Risk Factor Study (2006)

Report from USF examining the characteristics of perpetrators of fatal child abuse and neglect in Florida.

Children's Exposure to Violence (2009)

From the Office of Justice Programs, national survey results summary

Ensuring the Healthy Development of Infants in Foster Care (2004)

A Guide for Judges, Advocates and Child Welfare Professionals

Findings from the 2007 Casey Kinship Foster Care Policy Survey

Link to ChildTrends publication which provides the results of their survey of states regarding their policies on giving placement preference to kin caregivers and supports offered.

Florida Child Abuse Death Review (2007)

Submitted to: the Governor of Florida, Florida Senate and House of Representatives. The major purpose of the child abuse death review process is to develop and implement data-driven recommendations for reducing child abuse and neglect deaths.

Intensive Family Preservation Services:The Perceptions of Client Families (2007)

This articles presents a qualitative study which seeks to understand the correlation between intensive family preservation services and family functioning.

Issues for the Next Decade of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (Child Trends, 2009)

Issue Brief that responds to four broad questions: What are the new challenges faced by QRSs? What is the status of research and evaluation on QRSs? What new information is needed to design and implement effective QRSs? What available tools can be used as a framework to guide QRS evaluation?

Parent Training Programs: Insight for Practitioners (2009)

From the National Center for Injury Prevention, this document presents a summary of research findings regarding effective components of parent training programs.

Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Young Children (2008)

From Project Thrive/NCCP(2008), this policy brief addresses the importance of addressing maternal depression as a central part of school readiness.

Wraparound and Natural Supports-- Common Practice Challenges and Promising Coaching Solutions (2006)

Outlines specific challenges frequently reported by wraparound facilitators in building natural supports: identification of natural supports, engagement of natural supports, and recruitment of surrogate natural supports.

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Child Maltreatment Recurrence (2003)

The purpose of this paper is to provide information about types of intervention that are important in reducing maltreatment recurrence in specific circumstances.

Community Partnerships Offer a Means for Changing Frontline CS Practice (2005)

This publication highlights a number of supports and other information on key infrastructure elements that are necessary for CW agencies to implement their vision of community partnership.

Disproportionate Representation of African Americans in Foster Care (2004)

Provides information on Racial Disproportionality using Census and AFCARS data.

Exploring the Links Between Family Strengths and Adolescent Outcomes (Apr'09)

Research Brief from ChildTrends analyzes available data and notes the significance of family strengths.

Finding Permanent Homes for Foster Children - Issues Raised by Kinship Care (2003)

This paper looks at how CW agencies create permanency plans for children in kin placements and the barriers reached in achieving permanency for this group of children.

Geography Matters: Child Well-Being in the States (2008)

This report, produced by the Every Child Matters Education Fund, details the widening "child well-being gap" among the states.

Moving Families Toward Self-Sufficiency: Effective Case Management Strategies (2007)

This paper describes an initiative to improve outcomes for children and families by linking residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods with supports and services to achieve better outcomes for their children.

State by State Statistical Profile of Racial Over-Representation in Foster Care (2004)

Provides a method to quantify the extent of racial disparity with in the FC system in the US.

Trends in Sexual Experience, Contraceptive Use, and Teenage Childbearing: 1992–2002 (May'09)

From the Journal of Adolescent Health

When Child Welfare Agencies Rely on Voluntary Kinship Placements (2003)

This research brief looks at CW agencies' decisions to to arrange for kinship placements without court intervention.

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