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Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Title IV-B: An Overview

Title IV-B of the Social Security Act is a federal entitlement allotted to state child welfare agencies that is operated by the Children’s Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Title IV-B can serve as a flexible distributor of child welfare funds and connector to other larger programs, but there are barriers.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Strategies to Support the Needs of Substance-Exposed Infants: Services & Monitoring

Prenatal substance exposure is a significant public health problem that can lead to multiple negative consequences for infants and their families. Although multifaceted care is critical for the health and well-being of both parents and their children, there are barriers to pregnant individuals receiving care for substance use.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Strategies to Support the Needs of Substance-Exposed Infants: Screening & Notification

The stigma and punitive policies surrounding substance use disorders can pose a significant obstacle for pregnant individuals and families in seeking care for their substance use disorder - care which could prevent detrimental outcomes associated with untreated addiction for individuals and their children.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Disentangling Neglect from Poverty

The U.S. spends over $29 billion each year to identify and protect victims of child abuse and neglect through various Child Protective Services (CPS) processes and programs. Isolated allegations of child neglect (without concurrent abuse allegations) account for 60% of substantiated CPS allegations (confirmed as true).
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Child Sexual Abuse: Prevention, Treatment, and Safety Promotion

Child sexual abuse (CSA; i.e., physical or nonphysical sexual acts with a child under the age of 18 in which there is no or limited capacity to provide true consent) can occur through online exploitation, child pornography, and the luring of children offline for sexual encounters.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Noncustodial Parents’ Impact on Children

NCP’s financial involvement can benefit the child in various ways. Child support payments are related to the child’s school achievement, fewer behavior problems, and a lower likelihood of child maltreatment investigations. However, 2/3rds of NCPS do not pay formal child support because they are in poverty.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Child Care Access for Families with Non-Standard Work Hours

An estimated 43% of children in the United States have at least one parent with a non-standard work schedule, which often include irregular shifts. Professional child care providers typically do not offer services outside of traditional weekday working hours or accommodate changing schedules on short notice, and may impose monetary penalties for unplanned schedule fluctuations.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

LGBTQ Youth

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) proposed modifications to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), including the addition of data elements regarding LGBTQ youth.
Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative
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Audio

Episode 14: Navigating Pennsylvania’s Child Welfare System And Issues Of Child Maltreatment

We’re kicking things off by exploring the opportunities and challenges of Pennsylvania’s child welfare system. For the past several years, there has been an ongoing partnership between Penn State researchers and government partners to change the Commonwealth’s county-based child welfare system through legislative and policy actions. We spoke to Jennie Noll, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network at Penn State University, and Brian Bornman, Esq., Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Children and Youth Administrators Association, about their collaborative process, the challenges of navigating a stressed bureaucratic system, and what the future holds for resolving issues of child welfare and maltreatment.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Addressing School and Education COVID Disparities

COVID-19 has upended the lives of nearly every individual in the United States, with prolonged school closures one of the major driving forces of disruption for youth and families.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Policy Recommendations to Support Quality Child Care

High-quality, affordable, and reliable child care options are not accessible across the country. Child care deserts—areas with an insufficient supply of licensed child care options—are most frequently observed in marginalized and rural communities.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Providing Support to Parents with Substance Use Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced unique challenges for parents with substance use disorders (SUDs). Although some barriers have been alleviated (e.g., medication assisted treatment is more accessible for some and telehealth is broadly available), COVID-19 has still resulted in barriers to support for parents with SUDs.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

How Policymakers and Practitioners Can Facilitate Disclosure and Help-Seeking

Victims of violence (VoV) often face a variety of obstacles to disclosing their victim status, which prevent them from receiving help. Victim services programs and organizations, which are often financially supported through the Crime Victims Fund, advocate for victims and connect them with necessary services.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Mitigating the Implications of Coronavirus Pandemic on Families: Issue 7

This issue presents research-informed policy recommendations regarding the effects of COVID-19 on welfare-youth, and human trafficking and exploitation. The prevalence of human trafficking heightens with the growing impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

COVID-19 and Child Welfare

Stressful situations combined with increased drug and alcohol use set the stage for potentially dangerous situations, especially for youth in abusive homes. Youth who consider school a safe haven may now be confined at home with their abusers.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Mitigating the Implications of Coronavirus Pandemic on Families: Issue 3

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, many families are facing social shifts, economic uncertainty, and disruptions in their daily life, as well as coping with closures to school and childcare facilities and demands of providing for educational and childcare needs.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Using Implementation Science to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve

There is Good News. China has turned the curve on the coronavirus (no new cases as of 3/19/20); South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong internationally are containing the virus….but America is not ready.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Collaborative Efforts for the Prevention of Family Violence

Due to issues of confidentiality that often prevent data and information sharing, the established bureaucratic process often doesn’t allow organizations to collaborate.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Quality Implementation of Trauma Informed Care

Trauma-informed care (TIC) refers to strategies that agencies, programs, and service providers can use to understand, identify, and respond to individuals who may have experienced trauma.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Interventions Supporting Separated Migrant Children

Multiple organizations responded to this issue by summarizing the empirical evidence on the adverse psychological and physical health consequences of trauma anticipated from forced family separation, detention, feared deportation and acclimation.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Two-Generation Approach to Interpersonal Violence

Domestic violence and child maltreatment co-occur in 30-60% of families experiencing violence. Yet agencies serving children and adults too often fail to coordinate, resulting in disjointed, erratic and less effective services, leaving children and adults experiencing violence and trauma unidentified, untreated, and less safe.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Supporting Adoption Permanency

How well children and their families adapt to adoption depends on a few things, including social environments, biology, and time. This document reviews information associated with adoption permanency.
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Child Trauma and Trauma Informed Care

This brief summarizes child trauma and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Intercountry Adoption

We have identified several research-oriented professionals who have expertise in intercountry (international) adoption and the quality of orphanages abroad. We are currently in the process of engaging more experts both in and outside of our network.
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar #37

Building Strong Wisconsin Families: Evidence-Based Approaches to Address Toxic Stress in Children
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
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Written Briefs

Plans of Safe Care: Effective Implementation in the U.S.

Over the last decade, the number of infants affected by prenatal substance exposure, withdrawal symptoms or alcohol use has significantly increased with the opioid crisis.
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Kentucky Family Impact Seminar #3

Reducing Child Abuse and Neglect: Evidence-Based Parent Education and Other Support Programs
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

North Carolina Family Impact Seminar #9

Helping Kids in Foster Care Succeed: Strategies for North Carolina to Strengthen Families and Save Money
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar #33

Helping Foster Kids Succeed: State Strategies for Saving Lives, Saving Money
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Texas Family Impact Seminar #2

Toxic Stress and Early Childhood: What Policy Makers and Funders Need to Know
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Utah Family Impact Seminar #2

Families and Mental Health: Childhood Exposure to Traumatic Events
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Missouri Family Impact Seminar #1

Missouri Policy Opportunities: New Evidence and Innovations in Child Welfare Systems
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Illinois Family Impact Seminar #7

Differential Response: A New Approach to Fighting Child Abuse and Neglect
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Montana Family Impact Seminar #1

Kinship Care and Child Welfare: Current Challenges and Future Policy Direction
Family Impact Seminars
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Events and Videos

Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar #10

Building Resiliency and Reducing Risk: What Youth Need from Families and Communities to Succeed

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