Child Welfare Research

• What Makes Citizen Review Panels Effective?
  Effective Citizen Review Panels can give a voice to the citizen-volunteers tasked with evaluating State child welfare systems; the extent of their effectiveness in influencing policy, however,...
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• State Data Provide Key Information on Risk Factors for Infant Maltreatment
  Children under the age of 1 year account for the largest percentage of maltreatment victims in this country. In a recent study, researchers investigated perinatal and sociodemographic risk factors...
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• Early Intervention Foster Care Yields Positive Results for Permanency
  A randomized trial of an Early Intervention Foster Care (EIFC) program found that preschoolers participating in the program had significantly fewer failed permanent placements than children in...
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