Child Welfare Research

Child Welfare News reports on new publications on prevention and immigrant children, as well as new research concerning runaway youth and permanency variations.

• Why Prevention Matters Series
  Prevent Child Abuse America recently launched a new series of papers on different aspects of child abuse prevention written by experts across the country. Each paper provides a brief, general...
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• Runaway Youth in Foster Care
  The National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) conducted a research study in 2010 on runaway foster youth to learn why youth run away, what can be done to prevent youth from running away, and where youth...
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• Examining the Well-Being of Immigrant Children
  The latest issue of The Future of Children focuses on immigrant children living in the United States and efforts to improve the well-being of these youth, who are the fastest-growing population...
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• Exploring Timeliness to Permanency Variations
  Partners for Our Children is conducting an ongoing study with the goal of better understanding the factors that contribute to permanency outcomes for children who are under the supervision of the...
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