There is no substitute for family. Progress has been made over recent years in reducing the number of children placed in foster care, increasing the number of children placed with kin, and decreasing the number of children in group placement. … Read More
Youth
Preventative Legal Advocacy for Youth Clients
INTRODUCTION Early legal representation plays a critical role in keeping families together and preventing unnecessary foster care placements. In recent years, many jurisdictions have embraced preventive and prepetition legal representation for parents as a powerful tool to help stabilize families … Read More
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Each April, during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we highlight the resilience of families and uplift the vital work being done across the country to keep children safe and families together. In alignment with the Children’s Bureau’s 24th National Conference … Read More
Promoting Peer Support in Child Welfare
Peer support programs are crucial for children and families, particularly when children are removed from their parents, whether or not it is through the formal child welfare system. For children, youth, parents and the caregivers that support them, the ability … Read More
Internet Safety for Kids
What Is Internet Safety for Kids? Internet use among kids is pervasive — nearly all U.S. teens (96%) say they use the internet every day. It also begins early. The majority of parents with younger kids (89% with kids ages 5 to 11, 81% with kids ages 3 to 4 and 57% … Read More
What Happens to Youth Aging Out of Foster Care?
Understanding Aging Out of Foster Care All children, especially older children in foster care, need and deserve a loving family to support their lifelong growth. This desired outcome — called permanence — occurs for older youth in foster care via one of three pathways: … Read More
What is Emerging Adult Justice?
Emerging adult justice focuses on achieving positive outcomes for people ages 18 to 25 involved in the criminal justice system. Why focus on this age range? Nationally, people ages 18 to 25 are overrepresented throughout the criminal legal system and have the highest recidivism rates. Too often, the justice system … Read More
Creating Supportive Work Environments For Youth With Foster Care Experience
INTRODUCTION Young People who have experienced forester care – a population of more than 1 million youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 16 – have a unique set of skills, interests , and challenges they bring … Read More
Highlights From a Decade of the Center’s Research on Supports for Economic Self-sufficiency Among Latino Families With Children
Since 2013, the investigators and collaborators of the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (the Center) have produced research that describes the demographic characteristics of Latino families in households with low incomes, along with their strengths, their economic … Read More
Transforming Juvenile Justice Through Strategic Financing
Juvenile justice systems in the United States—responsible for addressing legal violations by youth under a certain age (typically age 18)—operate under a variety of complex financial structures that reflect an interplay of federal, state, and local policies. These systems rely … Read More