Family engagement, or meaningful family participation and involvement, has been linked to
improved child welfare outcomes. Yet, to date, interventions to increase family engagement …

There is limited research assessing the effectiveness of family engagement for improving
permanency for children. An important challenge is that randomized designs are not feasible …

Objective: Child welfare services predominately engage mothers, who typically are the
primary caregivers of the children. Research on engaging fathers—or fathers and mothers …

Despite the growing need for quality foster homes, retaining foster parents continues to be a
challenge. A significant burden is placed on child welfare agencies to recruit, train, and …

The high needs of youth involved in the child welfare system and the poor long-term
outcomes of former foster youth represent a significant systemic challenge. As part of a …

Today, child welfare agencies widely endorse a family-centered approach to foster care
casework. This approach centers on a collaborative parent—caseworker relationship as a …

Therapeutic foster care (TFC) offers a promising community-based treatment option for
children with serious emotional and behavioral disorders in the child welfare system. Family …

As part of the federal Permanency Innovations Initiative, this local grantee implemented an
evidence-based intervention to improve outcomes for children with serious emotional …

This study was designed to deepen our understanding of permanency for the children and
families served by New York City's foster care system. The researchers explored the …

Abstract Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) is a systems reform approach aimed at
strengthening the quality parenting practices of foster parents, and their support by child …