Author Archives: Susan Shaffette

Solving the Data Puzzle – Collecting and Sharing Information Between Child Welfare and Education

For a complete manual and tools about information sharing between child welfare and education, please download Solving the Data Puzzle: A How To Guide Collecting and Sharing Information to Improve Educational Outcomes for Children in Out of-Home Care.

The Costs and Economic Impact of Violence Against Children

The Costs and Economic Impact of Violence Against Children. Pereznieto, Paola. Montes, Andres. Routier, Solveig. Langston, Lara. Child Fund Alliance. Overseas Development Institute. 2014 http://www.odi.org/publications/8845-violence-against-children-youth-child-rights-development-childfund-alliance

Trends in Foster Care and Adoption: FY2002-FY2012

Trends in Foster Care and Adoption: FY2002-FY2012 (Based on Data Submitted by States as of July 19, 2013). United States. Children’s Bureau has released a new report, September 2013. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/trends_fostercare_adoption2012.pdf

Updated Database on Foster Care Placements

NCCPR has updated its interactive database on foster care placements. The database shows the proportion of children in each type of “care” (kinship foster care, foster care with strangers, group homes and institutions, etc.) in 2009 and 2010. Data are … Read More

Selecting a Family Support and Strengthening Program Assessment Tool: An Overview for Program Leaders and Funders

FRIENDS National Center is pleased to announce the release of a joint brief, Selecting a Family Support and Strengthening Program Assessment Tool: An Overview for Program Leaders and Funders.  This brief was produced in collaboration with the FRIENDS National Center, The … Read More

25th edition of the Child Maltreatment Report

Child abuse, neglect data released HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released the 25th edition of the Child Maltreatment Report, which analyzes data collected by state child protective services (CPS) agencies.  The report shows an increase from Fiscal Year 2013 … Read More

Research Points to Transmission of Neglectful Child Abuse Through Generations

Research Points to Transmission of Neglectful Child Abuse Through GenerationsChronicle of Social Change – May 30, 2016Wilson pulls together research from a new wave of scholarship over the last 10-15 years about how neglect can span multiple generations, and stem … Read More

2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book Released

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book finds today’s youth — Generation Z — are healthier and completing high school on time despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college tuition. Aided by smart policies and investments in prevention, a record … Read More

Kids’ Share 2016: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2015 and Future Projections

Kids’ Share 2016 is the tenth annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. The report finds the children’s share of the budget is projected to be vastly outweighed by interest that will be paid on the national debt. Kids’ Share … Read More

TCU Institute

Trust-Based Relational Interventions – Summary of Outcomes in Research

TRUST-­BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION®SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES This report is a listing of research that has been compiled about TBRI as developed by the TCU Institute of Child Development. It is a review of the literature that they have compiled. Access the report.