Child Welfare Research

Research from the child welfare field includes a look back at ASFA and articles on screening for prenatal substance exposure and testing a collaborative approach to family assessment.

• ASFA 12 Years After: A Look at Consequences and Lessons Learned
• Screening and Responding to Prenatal Substance Exposure
• Illinois' Integrated Assessment Process

Strategies and Tools for Practice

CBX provides tools and examples of State programs that promote college enrollment for youth in foster care and offer guidelines for university-agency research partnerships.

• Washington's Foster Care to College Partnership Initiative
• Effective University-Community Research Collaborations

Resources

• Video on Working Together to Prevent Child Abuse

• Federal Tax Help for Caregivers
• Foster Care Alumni Resources
• College Scholarships for Former Foster Youth

• HIPAA Closes the Insurance Gap for Adoptive Families

Training and Conferences

• Improving Outcomes for Youth Exiting Foster Care
• Health Evaluations of Children in Foster Care

• Conferences