While it is true that not all children grow and develop at the same speed or on the same trajectory, we do know that the first years of a child’s life are a period of rapid brain development that directly … Read More
Child Well-Being
Promoting Healthy Relationships Among Youth in Child Welfare and Other Systems
It is important for young people to understand how to navigate healthy romantic relationships. However, much of the existing literature on healthy relationships among youth in foster care and related systems focuses on relationships with birth, foster, and adoptive families … Read More
Study on Child Self-Report Measures for Screening and Assessing Family Violence
A recent study, “Child-Reported Family Violence: A Systemic Review of Available Instruments,” explores the role of children in reporting family violence. Specifically, the reviewers identify and appraise available child self-report measures for screening and assessment of family violence in both clinical and … Read More
Study Examines How START Program Mitigates Co-Occurring Substance Use and Child Maltreatment
Families involved with child welfare can often benefit from support from overlapping systems and services. With the well-researched correlation between child maltreatment and substance use, substance use treatment may positively affect parents’ abilities to care for their children. A recent … Read More
Applying Insights From Human Connection and Co-Regulation to Support Fathers
The Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF’s) Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) recently published the report Applying Insights From Human Connection and Co-Regulation: Supporting Fathers in Human Services Programs. This resource emphasizes the importance of meaningful relationships and social … Read More
New Brief on Child Welfare Prevention Through Service Integration
A recent report from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) underscores the importance of service integration in preventing child maltreatment and supporting vulnerable youth. The report, part of the Case Studies in Supporting Prevention Through Human Services … Read More
Using Technology to Support Families Who Experience Family Violence
Today’s technology is an important tool that can help safeguard families living in difficult or sometimes violent life situations, as well as the professional staff who work to protect families in vulnerable situations. CCWIS Functionality The automated functionality of the … Read More
Brief Addresses Secondary Traumatic Stress in the Workforce
The Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), a multisite child welfare workforce research grant funded by the Children’s Bureau, developed Secondary Traumatic Stress: Definitions, Measures, Predictors, and Interventions, a resource focused on the emotional duress associated with and often considered … Read More
Spotlight on Intersection of Child Welfare and Family Violence
This edition of CBX spotlights the intersection of child welfare and family violence. We feature a message from Commissioner Rebecca Jones Gaston in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month that emphasizes the importance of family and community connections. Additionally, … Read More
Prosocial Peers as Risk, Protective, and Promotive Factors for the Prevention of Delinquency and Drug Use
Risk, protective, and promotive factors are instrumental in predicting and, in some cases, explaining human behavior. In the current study, an attempt was made to determine which of these three functions prosocial peers served with respect their effect on future … Read More