Adolescent mothers deal with challenges that impact family dynamics as well as their mental
and physical health. This pilot study is the first to investigate a connection between …

This is the first study that provides empirical support for the importance of contextual theory
notions of relational ethics for the well-being of adolescent mothers in the foster care system …

Over the past decade, the public child welfare system has increasingly relied upon female
African American caregivers to provide out-of-home placements for relative children …

Over the past decade, the public child welfare system has increasingly relied upon female
African American caregivers to provide out-of-home placements for relative children …

Internationally, there is an increasing preference to place children in kinship versus foster
care. While research suggests that kinship care might promote better child mental health …

This article challenges stereotypes of troubled foster children by examining their relational
resilience despite psychopathological risks. The purpose of this project was to determine …

RESULTS Audrey E. Rhodes, Rosana M. Aguilar, Saralyn C. Ruff, Ph. D., June M. Clausen,
Ph. D.• This sample of female and male foster children and youth who were removed from …

Objective The aim of the current study was to identify constructive interpersonal behaviors
that may make relational partners more resilient while foster caregiving. Background Foster …

Children entering the foster care system in the United States have higher rates of behavioral
and emotional issues than children in the general population. Research has revealed that …

Kinship foster care has become an important new child welfare service developed to utilize
the extended family as foster care providers. This cross-sectional study of 107 children …