Child Welfare Research

• Mentoring Program Targets Foster Care Children
• Funds Available to Study Problems of Children of Incarcerated Parents
• National Foundations Fund New Initiative for Foster Care Youth

• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Preparing Kids for Court
• New Data Set Available to Researchers on Mothers Sexually Abused in Childhood

• Two Studies Find Prevalence of Online Child Solicitation
• Study Probes Outcomes of Reunification
• New CDC Center Brings National Attention to Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

• Network Brings Violence Prevention Practitioners Together

Strategies and Tools for Practice

• Toolbox No. 2: Expanding the Role of Foster Parents in Achieving Permanency
• Mentors Share Homes, Teach Life Skills to At-Risk Families

• Foster Parent Recruitment Aimed at Latino Families in Utah
• Article Highlights Foster Programs That Keeps Siblings Together
• Vermont Prevents Child Sexual Abuse by Targeting Adults

Resources

• The Abuse of Men: Trauma Begets Trauma
• Gay Men and Childhood Sexual Trauma: Integrating the Shattered Self
• Family Policy: Constructed Solutions to Family Problems

• The Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and Failed
• The Market Forces in Adoption
• Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children. The APSAC Study Guides 1

• Guidelines for Family Support Practice
• ABA Center Clarifies Management Program for Children's Social Security Benefits
• Former Prosecutor Produces Educational Video for Child Witnesses

• From Mundane to Magical: A Campaign to Connect Parents and Kids
• Mental Health Guidelines Updated for Child Victims of Intrafamilial Abuse
• WebGuide Evaluates Child-Related Websites

• Online Community Aids Abuse Victims
• National Child Care Initiative Advises Educators about Adoption Issues

Training and Conferences

• Grantwriting for Children's Advocacy Centers

• Course on Medical Evaluation of Suspected Child Sexual Abuse Available on CD ROM
• Interviewing Immigrant Children About Maltreatment