Child abuse and neglect, often collectively called child maltreatment, are huge social
problems affecting millions of children and adolescents in America. Adolescents are affected …

Risk reduction and strength enhancement are both necessary strategies to improve
outcomes for youth in foster care who have experienced adversity. Decades of research …

The Understanding Research series focuses on the process of writing up social research.
The series is broken down into three categories: Understanding Statistics, Understanding …

In this paper research is presented that examines the efficacy of Independent Living (IL)
services in preparing foster youth to live “independently”, and calls into question the …

Students' school engagement is widely regarded as critical for positive school adjustment
and overall academic success. Foster youth persistently face poorer educational outcomes …

Research has identified the benefits of having non-parental adults for older youth in foster
care, but less is known about the characteristics of these relationships, as well as the …

The purpose of this study was to propose a conceptual framework for understanding how to
establish athletes as brands. Based on an extensive literature review, the proposed model …

Children with a history of maltreatment and placement into foster care face elevated risks of
poor psychosocial outcomes including school failure, substance use, externalizing, and …

Bronfenbrenner's framework highlights the importance of considering ecological systems to
understand child well-being. Children entering foster care often experience disruption …

Children in foster care are at high risk for poor psychosocial outcomes, including school
failure, alcohol and other substance abuse, and criminal behaviors. Promoting healthy …