Child Welfare Research

• Abused Children Susceptible to Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Problems as Adults
• Study Calls for Reexamining How We Treat Young Children
• Survey Shows Parents Confused About Child Development

• Pediatricians Advised About Enhancing Brain Development in Young Foster Children
• Interagency Government Body Addresses Needs of Children with Disabilities
• 2000 Green Book Offers Wealth of Information on Federal Social Programs

Strategies and Tools for Practice

• Families as Decision Makers in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
• Baltimore Center Consolidates Services for Child Sexual Abuse Victims
• Issue Brief Profiles States' Best Practices to Increase Adoptions, Improve Foster Care Placements

• Growing Latino Population Spurs Efforts to Recruit Latino Foster and Adoptive Families

Resources

• The Relational Trauma of Incest: A Family-Based Approach to Treatment
• Does Family Preservation Serve a Child's Best Interests? Controversies in Public Policy Series

• Body Language of the Abused Child
• Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse: Education Manual for Medical Professionals
• Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child

• Stopping Child Maltreatment Before it Starts: Emerging Horizons in Early Home Visitation Services
• Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America
• Research on Romanian Children Shows Age Factors into Attachment Disorder

• New Listserve Connects Child Welfare Training Professionals
• Online Newsletters Aid Foster Parents and Child Welfare Social Workers
• Report Highlights Improvements in Dependency Courts

• Helping Parents Recognize Child Abuse
• How Does Privatizing Human Services Affect Children?
• Domestic Violence Definitions Are Newest in State Statutes Series

Training and Conferences

• Abuse and Neglect of Children With Disabilities: A Collaborative Response. A Curriculum for Parents, Educators, Law Enforcement, and Child Protective Services
• Effective Supervisory Practice: A Confidence Building Curriculum for Supervisors and Managers
• Vermont Foster Families Trained to Prevent Substance Abuse