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| January 14, 2010 |
Audio Recording: Federal and State Investments in Children after ARRA
On January 14, this Thursday's Child policy forum
and webcast explored how children -- collectively and at different ages -- fare in the federal budget and how federal and state spending mesh.
Listen to the recording at chapinhall.org.
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| February 11, 2010 |
Save the Date: Thursday's Child on Helping Public Housing's Most Vulnerable Families
Chapin Hall's and Urban Institute's Thursday's Child
series continues in Washington, D.C. and on the web on February 11 at 9 a.m. (EST).
As local governments and housing authorities seek to
revitalize troubled inner-city neighborhoods, helping public housing's most
vulnerable families -- those with physical and mental health problems, weak
employment histories, low literacy levels, drug or alcohol abuse, criminal
histories, and serious credit problems -- calls for a unique set of responses.
The Chicago Family Case Management Demonstration may have some innovative
answers.
Full program and registration
information for the Washington, D.C. event and audio webcast coming
soon.
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Employment Needs of Foster Youth in Illinois:
Findings from the Midwest Study |
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The limited research that has been done on young adults who "aged out"
of foster care has found that their labor market outcomes are generally
quite poor. This study describes what Illinois young people told us
about their current and prior participation in the labor force,
including work-related training or services they received.
Read Employment Needs of Foster Youth in Illinois: Findings from the Midwest Study by Amy Dworsky and Judy Havlicek. |
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Researchers Identify Significant Problems with the Standards and Composites in the Child and Family Services Review Process |
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This
report and issue brief examine shortcomings in the Child and Family
Services Review process (CFSR), the federal government's effort to hold
state child welfare systems accountable for outcomes of children under
their care.
The current national standards in the CFSR process
do not optimally support the goal of improving the performance of state
child welfare systems. A functional, useful CFSR process would
encourage improvement with a clear and coherent use of available data,
with an eye to ways to improve both the quality and quantity of data
related to children and families who come to the attention of the child
welfare system.
Read the issue brief and full report by John Schuerman and Barbara Needell.
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Inside the Research: What Are the Important Differences Among Kinship Foster Families?
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Much of the law and policy encouraging the use of kinship foster
families as a placement resource rests on the implicit assumption that
kinship foster families constitute a homogeneous population--that is,
that they are very much alike. However, findings of studies of
different child welfare jurisdictions suggest that the kinship family
population is not, in fact, homogeneous.
Read What Are the Important Differences Among Kinship Foster Families? by Andrew Zinn. |
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Chapin Hall Welcomes Postdoctoral Fellow Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo |
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Chapin Hall recently welcomed
Angela Valdovinos D'Angelo as the first Harold A. Richman Postdoctoral Fellow. The fellowship was established in 2008 as a tribute to Chapin Hall's founding director and his
commitment to inspiring and guiding scholarship that betters the lives of
vulnerable children and families.
Read more about Angela and the fellowship at chapinhall.org.
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For More Information Contact:
Marc van Bree
Public Affairs Associate
mvanbree@chapinhall.org
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Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.753.5900
www.chapinhall.org
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