Background Efforts to place sibling groups together in foster care have long been
considered best practice and are required under federal law. Practice and policy guidance …

Working to improve the welfare of children in care is a priority shared by all French child
protection services. However, the means to measure and improve well‐being are limited …

Positive youth development is an approach to intervention that is designed to build upon
youths' strengths, provide opportunities to develop skills, foster healthy relationships, and …

Youth living in out-of-home placement are presented with a number of challenges to their
social-emotional well-being. At minimum, these young people have experienced a …

There is increasing recognition of the potential for sibling relationships to promote the well‐
being of youth in out‐of‐home care. Efficacious interventions now exist to strengthen the …

Background: Residential treatment is among the most intensive and expensive settings for
children with behavioral health challenges; yet, the extent to which evidence-based …

ABSTRACT A preliminary evaluation of a multicomponent youth development program for
siblings in foster care was conducted prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pretest …

This study utilized web-based data collection and latent profile analysis to visualize and
describe the relational well-being of youth experiencing foster care-related sibling …

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 evidence from studies of other types of families that higher quality coparenting likely
contributes to positive socioemotional development and adjustment of children, little …