New open-source program aims to help parents of children in foster care
The first time Alise Hegle saw her daughter again after her birth was 11 months later at a court-ordered, supervised visit.
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The first time Alise Hegle saw her daughter again after her birth was 11 months later at a court-ordered, supervised visit.
Jan 7, 2015
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A Washington family of four must spend 46 percent more on average to make ends meet today than 13 years ago, according to a new report from the University of Washington.
Nov 20, 2014
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A new study from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) reveals that disruptions in child care negatively affect children's social development as early as age 4. However, the study also shows that the ...
Nov 20, 2014
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The diagnosis of a palliative illness in a child or adolescent is devastating for all involved: parents, family members and the children themselves, as they grieve for life they had planned and believed they would have. The ...
Nov 5, 2014
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One in three children who have been reunified with their families after being placed in foster care will be maltreated again, according to a study into Quebec's youth protection system by Marie-Andrée Poirier and Sonia Hélie ...
Oct 27, 2014
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The agencies that provide services to young children will be far more effective when the education that professionals receive to prepare them for practice has a common, national approach, a Flinders academic says.
Oct 27, 2014
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Researchers in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have completed initial efforts to learn more about adoption and the foster care system in Kansas, particularly about the challenges and facilitators of successful ...
Oct 24, 2014
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The authors of the new book, Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children over Age Four (New Horizon Press), hope to help guide parents through the process of adopting an older child.
Oct 20, 2014
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Mothers who decide to breastfeed their children beyond 1 year of age consider their child's physical and social development to be most important, while the advice of health care professionals, family and friends are least ...
Oct 10, 2014
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A web-based system that allows preschools and child care centers to report illnesses to local public health departments could improve the detection of disease outbreaks and allow resources to be mobilized more quickly, according ...
Oct 10, 2014
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