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Direct linkAvery, Rosemary J. – Child Welfare, 2011
This article summarizes published research regarding the effectiveness of mentor programs in general, and for youth in foster care specifically, as a basis for evidence-based practice in child welfare. It examines the pros and cons of mentor programs and characteristics of programs that are more or less effective for achieving specific social…
Descriptors: Evidence, Mentors, Child Welfare, Foster Care
Peer reviewedSilver, Judith; DiLorenzo, Paul; Zukoski, Margaret; Ross, Patricia E.; Amster, Barbara J.; Schlegel, Diane – Child Welfare, 1999
Describes a collaborative, multidisciplinary developmental follow-up program for infants and toddlers who have been in out-of-home care. The program builds on the community-based family support model described in the Family to Family Foster Care Reform Initiative. Highlights the children's health and developmental status and program effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Child Health, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedDale, Nan; Danko, Roman; Breen, Markham – Child Welfare, 2001
Describes a partnership to develop youth leaders and interventions to reverse violence and bigotry among youth growing up in a war zone. Details how the Croatian Project REACH (Recreational and Educational Activities for Children's Health) and U.S Children's Village exposed youth from both countries to experiences that helped them examine their…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Child Development, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedBlatt, Steven D.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1997
Describes ENHANCE (Excellence in Health Care for Abused and Neglected Children) of Onondaga County, New York, a comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinic for children in out-of-home care involving pediatrics, child psychology, nursing, child development, and child welfare components. Also presents profiles of the health, mental health, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Psychology, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedFriendly, Martha; Rothman, Laurel – Child Welfare, 1995
Examines Canadian child care and child care policy in light of four goals: alleviating poverty, fostering equality for women, providing early education and child development services, and promoting economic well-being. Examples are provided to show the practical application of policy to meet each of the goals. An analysis of current child care…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Economic Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedDanzy, Julia; Jackson, Sondra M. – Child Welfare, 1997
Discusses historic significance of kinship care in preserving African American families, development of kinship care and family preservation programs, and importance of the natural relationship between the two. Presents findings on states' use of kinship care in plans for the Family Preservation and Support Services Act, and explores whether they…
Descriptors: Black Family, Blacks, Child Development, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedHamilton, Marshall L. – Child Welfare, 1972
Article describes changes that occurred in children and parents who participated in a preschool intervention program. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Educational Programs, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedGregory, Shawan D. P.; Phillips, Frederick B. – Child Welfare, 1997
Examines Progressive Life Center's (PLC) Therapeutic Foster Care program and its incorporation of NTU psychotherapy into its program model. Describes how PLC strives to improve the delivery of mental health services through culturally competent therapeutic techniques for African Americans, including seriously emotionally disturbed children. (MOK)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Child Welfare, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedMukhina, Valeria Sergeevna – Child Welfare, 1989
Discusses the needs of children brought up without parents and the state's care of children in boarding institutions in the USSR. Highlights the establishment and accomplishments of the Soviet Children's Fund which was set up to assist these children. (RJC)
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Financial Support
Peer reviewedFranck, Ellen J. – Child Welfare, 1996
Examines the conflicting views in the literature on the effects of prenatal exposure to drugs and reports on an early intervention project in a New York City agency. The rate of developmental delay was found to be virtually the same for children with and without prenatal exposure to drugs. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Early Intervention, Foster Care
Peer reviewedMaier, Henry W. – Child Welfare, 1975
A discussion of the interpersonal and organizational underpinnings of group living and residential care for children. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Group Experience
Peer reviewedSlowik, Madeline Gates – Child Welfare, 1988
A conference on bonding and attachment attended by professionals and foster and adoptive parents was followed by a questionnaire survey of participants which was designed to measure effectiveness. A follow-up survey was conducted six months later. Professionals and parents benefited from combined training sessions. (BB)
Descriptors: Adoption, Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Taussig, Heather N.; Culhane, Sara E.; Hettleman, Daniel – Child Welfare, 2007
Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a randomized, controlled trial of an innovative preventive intervention for preadolescent youth (ages 9-11) placed in out-of-home care. The program is designed to promote child well-being by identifying and addressing mental health issues, preventing adolescent risk behaviors, and promoting competence. This paper…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Intervention, Prevention, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedCarten, Alma J.; Fennoy, Ilene – Child Welfare, 1997
Introduces a project undertaken to examine the medical/health, social services, and legal needs of African American children who have experienced or will experience the death of one or both parents as a result of HIV/AIDS. Presents the preliminary findings, and claims that services have expanded but much remains to be accomplished to achieve…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Blacks, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
