Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Child welfare
Young Adult Homelessness: Options to Improve Employment and Housing Security
Discusses issues related to youth homelessness, such as the criminal justice system, foster care, education, lack of resources, underemployment, and experiences specific to rural areas. Provides policy options and examples that address youth homelessness.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Discusses issues related to youth homelessness, such as the criminal justice system, foster care, education, lack of resources, underemployment, and experiences specific to rural areas. Provides policy options and examples that address youth homelessness.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Race, Poverty, and Foster Care Placement in the United States: Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Perspectives
Examines how changes in poverty rate are related to foster care placements for Black and White children. Utilizes longitudinal data from 2000 to 2015 to analyze related socio-ecological factors and includes statistics on poverty, foster care admissions rates, and child population, further broken down according to urbanicity.
Author(s): Fred Wulczyn, Xiaomeng Zhou, Jamie McClanahan, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6572
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
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Examines how changes in poverty rate are related to foster care placements for Black and White children. Utilizes longitudinal data from 2000 to 2015 to analyze related socio-ecological factors and includes statistics on poverty, foster care admissions rates, and child population, further broken down according to urbanicity.
Author(s): Fred Wulczyn, Xiaomeng Zhou, Jamie McClanahan, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(16), 6572
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
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Beyond Checking the Box: How Participating in a Breakthrough Series Collaborative Supported the Efforts of Five Child Welfare Agencies to Engage Fathers and Paternal Relatives
Examines the impact of the collaborative learning approach titled Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC), part of the Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare (FCL) project, that aims to engage fathers and paternal relatives in the child welfare process. Analyzes organizational culture, staff, and program outcomes of 5 child welfare agencies, including one in a rural setting.
Author(s): Scott Baumgartner, Nickie Fung, Allon Kalisher, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Mathematica
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Examines the impact of the collaborative learning approach titled Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC), part of the Fathers and Continuous Learning in Child Welfare (FCL) project, that aims to engage fathers and paternal relatives in the child welfare process. Analyzes organizational culture, staff, and program outcomes of 5 child welfare agencies, including one in a rural setting.
Author(s): Scott Baumgartner, Nickie Fung, Allon Kalisher, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Mathematica
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Strategies to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ohio
Examines strategies to reduce adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Ohio. Focuses on caregiver skills training, violence prevention programs, social-emotional learning in schools, and mentoring programs. Includes county-level data on families enrolled in prevention services as well as discussions centered on rural and/or Appalachian areas.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Examines strategies to reduce adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Ohio. Focuses on caregiver skills training, violence prevention programs, social-emotional learning in schools, and mentoring programs. Includes county-level data on families enrolled in prevention services as well as discussions centered on rural and/or Appalachian areas.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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State of Nevada Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Plan
Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Family Strengthening Research: 2022 Report
Provides an overview of the Division of Family Strengthening's (DFS) major research investments through 2022. Reports on DFS focus areas: strengthening and supporting relationships, fatherhood, children, and families; reducing teen pregnancy and supporting positive youth development; and preventing family violence. Includes discussions on programs and issues specific to tribal and rural communities.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides an overview of the Division of Family Strengthening's (DFS) major research investments through 2022. Reports on DFS focus areas: strengthening and supporting relationships, fatherhood, children, and families; reducing teen pregnancy and supporting positive youth development; and preventing family violence. Includes discussions on programs and issues specific to tribal and rural communities.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Trauma-Informed Supervision in Tribal Child Welfare (Part 2 of 2): The Essential Need for Adaptive Leadership and Reflective Practice
The second in a webinar series focused on trauma-informed supervision in tribal child welfare. Focuses on how trauma-informed leadership informs supervision and offers practical strategies to implement adaptive and reflective practices.
Author(s): Kimee Wind-Hummingbird, Lisa Stark
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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The second in a webinar series focused on trauma-informed supervision in tribal child welfare. Focuses on how trauma-informed leadership informs supervision and offers practical strategies to implement adaptive and reflective practices.
Author(s): Kimee Wind-Hummingbird, Lisa Stark
Date: 05/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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Innovation and Support for Assessing Summative Evaluation Readiness: Lessons Learned
Analyzes the progress of Youth At Risk of Homelessness (YARH), a multiphase grant program that aims to prevent homelessness among youth and young adults involved in the child welfare system. Describes the evaluation process to choose a grantee for the third phase of the program to support the building and disseminating of evidence related to the YARH grantee's service model. Includes discussion about the challenges of collecting evidence in rural areas.
Author(s): Megan J. McCormick, Kelsey Chesnut, M.C. Bradley
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau, Mathematica
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Analyzes the progress of Youth At Risk of Homelessness (YARH), a multiphase grant program that aims to prevent homelessness among youth and young adults involved in the child welfare system. Describes the evaluation process to choose a grantee for the third phase of the program to support the building and disseminating of evidence related to the YARH grantee's service model. Includes discussion about the challenges of collecting evidence in rural areas.
Author(s): Megan J. McCormick, Kelsey Chesnut, M.C. Bradley
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau, Mathematica
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Trauma-Informed Supervision in Tribal Child Welfare (Part 1 of 2): Maintaining Clear Roles with Realistic Expectations
A webinar recording that discusses strategies to develop culturally-responsive and trauma-informed supervision in tribal child welfare. Discusses how to support child welfare staff, such as maintaining clear roles and ensuring manageable caseload expectations.
Author(s): Kimee Wind-Hummingbird, Lisa Stark
Date: 03/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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A webinar recording that discusses strategies to develop culturally-responsive and trauma-informed supervision in tribal child welfare. Discusses how to support child welfare staff, such as maintaining clear roles and ensuring manageable caseload expectations.
Author(s): Kimee Wind-Hummingbird, Lisa Stark
Date: 03/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Capacity Building Center for Tribes
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Final Report
Examines the effectiveness of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop community responses and create Continuums of Care (CoCs) plans for unhoused youth in urban and rural sites. Discusses engagement of youth to create local policy; networking and collaboration among child welfare, education, behavioral health, and juvenile justice agencies; and outreach services and housing interventions.
Author(s): Kathryn A. Henderson, Debra J. Rog, Harihar Bhattarai, et al.
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Examines the effectiveness of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop community responses and create Continuums of Care (CoCs) plans for unhoused youth in urban and rural sites. Discusses engagement of youth to create local policy; networking and collaboration among child welfare, education, behavioral health, and juvenile justice agencies; and outreach services and housing interventions.
Author(s): Kathryn A. Henderson, Debra J. Rog, Harihar Bhattarai, et al.
Date: 03/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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