2017 - National Wraparound Initiative (NWI) | Child Welfare
Making the Grade: A Progress Report and Next Steps for Integrated Student Supports
Child Trends has published a report on Integrated Student Supports (ISS) initiatives which help schools connect children with needed services (housing, medical care, food assistance, etc.) in order to support their academic success. Making the Grade: A Progress Report and Next Steps for Integrated Student Supports is an update on the developments in the field since 2014, when Child Trends first published a report on the topic...
Parent Perspectives from Participating in a Family Component for CBITS
Research published last year in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy explores parents' responses to a family component developed as an addition to the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS). Results from qualitative interviews conducted with 15 low-income, Latino parents, showed a high level of satisfaction with the family component...
Depression increasing in US, particularly among youth
Recent research published in October in Psychological Medicine found significant increases in depression among Americans aged 12 years and older, particularly among the youngest individuals. Researchers analyzed data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for individuals aged 12 years and older (n = 607,520) from 2005 to 2015...
New Research on Youth Homelessness
A recent report from Voices of Youth Count (VoYC), a national research initiative on youth homelessness led by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, provides estimates that at least 700,000 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 (or 1 in 30), experience homelessness in a given year...
New evidence that students’ beliefs about their brains drive learning
Growth mindset, the belief that intelligence and talent can change, has been established by research as an important factor in student success. A new research report published this month by the Brookings Institute, looked into this further with data from five school districts in California that measure growth mindset for students in 3rd to 8th grade. The researchers found that "traditionally under-served students... are less likely to hold a growth mindset"...
New from NWI: Summary Document – Rigorous Research On Wraparound’s Effectiveness
A new summary document available for download from the NWI website offers a brief summary of the findings of the 22 controlled Wraparound effectiveness studies that were found in a comprehensive review of the Wraparound literature from 1986-2014 published in 2017 by Coldiron, Bruns, & Quick...
New York Times Opinion Page: The ‘Problem Child’ Is a Child, Not a Problem
In this recent piece from the Opinion page of The New York Times, author and developmental psychologist, Suzanne Bouffard describes the repercussions caused by school discipline over behavioral issues in young children. According to the article, "nearly 1 in 10 preschoolers is suspended or expelled for behavior problems". The article details the promising results found using Collaborative Problem Solving (C.P.S.) to teach self-regulation skills...
Anxiety and depression caused by childhood bullying decline over time
New research published recently in JAMA Psychiatry found that the negative effects of bullying on the mental health of children and teens decreased over time. The research involved more than 11,000 participants in the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS) in the UK. When the children were 11, 14 and 16 years old, children and their parents responded to surveys measuring for indications of experiencing bullying and mental health challenges...
Research Shows Benefits of Online Parent Training for Young Children with ADHD
Research published recently in The Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology found positive benefits of online parent training on behavior therapy for children with ADHD. The study included 47 families in Pennsylvania with children 3-5 years old who met diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Families were randomly assigned to in-person parent education, online parent education or the wait-list control group...