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Mental Health of Vulnerable Youth and their Transition to Adulthood: Examining the Role of the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Runaway/Homeless Systems

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF The Mental Health of Vulnerable Youth and their Transition to Adulthood: Examining the Role of the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Runaway/Homeless Systems August 2009

Recent Trends in Local Child Protective Services Practices

  Recent Trends in Local Child Protective Services Practices July 2, 2009 Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Prepared by: Westat, Inc. Task Order # HHSP233200700001T

Interim Report to the Congress on the Feasibility of a National Child Abuse Registry

Interim Report to the Congress on the Feasibility of a National Child Abuse Registry May 2009 By: Laura Radel Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Preparing Effective Contracts in Privatized Child Welfare Systems

Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Preparing Effective Contracts in Privatized Child Welfare Systems Topical Paper #5 August 2008

Evaluating Privatized Child Welfare Programs: A Guide for Program Managers

    Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Evaluating Privatized Child Welfare Programs: A Guide for Program Managers Topica Paper #4 August 2008

Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties

A primary task for youth in transitioning to adulthood is sustaining employment to be self-sufficient. Studies of former youth who age out of foster care find that they generally experience unstable employment patterns and earn very low incomes between ages 18 and 20. However, less is known about whether these youths' initial patterns of employment instability and low earnings persist.

Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in Privatized Child Welfare Systems

  Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives  Assessing Their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies in Privatized Child Welfare Systems Topical Paper #3 March 2008