Economically Disconnected Parents
POC's previous research of parents involved in the child welfare system showed that the majority of parents were contending with multiple challenges, including limited employment and income. POC and West Coast Poverty Center conducted further analysis that helps us to understand the extreme poverty faced by a particularly vulnerable set of families in the child welfare system - those who are "economically disconnected". For more information about the study, please click here. |
Introducing POC's New Team Members
We are very pleased to welcome J. Mark Eddy, Kris Krug-Schmidt, and Melissa Hartley to our team.
Mark joins us as our Research Director. Previously, he served as a senior scientist and a licensed psychologist at the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) for 25 years. Mark will lead our research team in setting the agenda for future research topics.
Kris is our Data Resource Manager. Kris has nearly 20 years of experience in data analysis and management. Working closely with Mark, she will manage the data-related aspects of our research, evaluation and practice assessment work.
Melissa is a Research Coordinator, currently working on a project evaluating therapeutic interventions during visitation between children and parents. She has conducted child welfare training for over a decade.
Click here for more information on our new team members.
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From Evidence to Practice - Poverty, Housing and Child Welfare
 Research shows there is a link between poverty, homelessness, and child welfare involvement. Click here for our Evidence to Practice brief to read further about the implications of poverty and housing instability on families involved with child welfare, and to learn more about a multi-partner effort to better support families facing these challenges. |
FCAP Seminars
Posted!
The slides and video from the June 9 seminar, "Youth Sexuality: An Overview of Factors Related to Problematic Behavior, Risk Assessment, and Treatment" presented by Brent J. Oneal, PhD, are posted. Click here to access them.
Save the Date
November 3, 2011, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
David Rubin, M.D. is scheduled to present on the impact of placement stability on child well-being for children in out of home care. Additional information about this event will be distributed as we get closer to the date.
If you haven't joined our contact list yet, click here to join to make sure you get the latest updates.
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Changes to TANF: What You Should Know
 Recently, a number of supports and
public benefits to low-income families and children were reduced through budget cuts and policy changes. Click here to access the supplemental POC newsletter article that summarizes the major changes to TANF benefits. Many thanks to Laurie Lippold, Director of Public Policy for Children's Home Society and long-time children's advocate, for her generosity of time and knowledge, which gave us context for this issue. |
