‘I just don’t think shelters work’
Institutions, not only family rejection, underlie LGBTQ youth homelessness
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UTSA program provides housing solutions for students with a history of foster care
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the first university in the nation to receive a grant from
Read moreStandardized measures needed to screen kinship foster placements
Researchers say there is no consistent way to evaluate the quality of care
Read moreSchool may be the key to improvement for children in social care
Children in social care have poorer mental health and perform worse in school than other children. But they have trust
Read moreNot children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless couples and women undergo in
Read moreNot children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless couples and women undergo in
Read moreGrandfamilies: New study uncovers common themes and challenges in kinship care
George Mason University study provides framework to help social workers and other practitioners develop best practices for working with growing population of grandparents raising grandchildren who could be at greater risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreGrandfamilies: New study uncovers common themes and challenges in kinship care
George Mason University study provides framework to help social workers and other practitioners develop best practices for working with growing population of grandparents raising grandchildren who could be at greater risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreA child’s home environment can impact the risk of developing depression
New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry , finds that children’s rearing environment has a meaningful
Read moreMental health preparedness among older youth in foster care
When asked, many indicate they feel unready to manage their mental health
Read moreLeaving care of the children’s home — for prison?
The world expects some teenagers to become criminals. These “troublemakers” are taken away from everything and everyone they know. The
Read moreGenetics contributes to mental health risks in adoptees
Genetics and early life stress both important factors for mental health problems in adults adopted as children, says large genetic risk study in Biological Psychiatry
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