News from the Field Related to Wraparound
Young Men of Color Present Their Research on Mental Health
February 24, 2022
A cohort of Black and brown men 21 years and younger, undertook research based on the premise that they are best equipped to research their own community’s experience with mental health and make recommendations for effective change. The researchers conducted surveys, interviews and focus groups with peers about mental health.
Shadow Foster Care
January 21, 2022
Over the past decade, states have increasingly institutionalized “hidden” foster care, when caseworkers persuade parents to send their children to live with someone they know, often by threatening a foster placement if they refuse. Unlike the foster system, this shadow system is not designed to protect children or to support caregivers.
Parents Billed for Costs of Foster Care
January 21, 2022
A recent investigation found that it’s common in every state for parents to get a bill for the cost of foster care. Those bills can bury parents in debt and make it harder to create the stable home they need to get their children back – and to keep them from being taken again.
Evidence for Culturally Specific/Responsive Programs in Child Welfare
January 21, 2022
Children and families of color are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. This brief provides an overview of 10 culturally specific and two culturally responsive programs and services designed by tribal communities and communities of color and the evidence for each.
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
January 21, 2022
Children who are deemed “sensitive” or “picky” might be struggling with a treatable condition.
Single-Session Intervention Helps Teen Depression
January 21, 2022
A study of more than 2,400 adolescents ages 13 to 16 shows that two online, single-session interventions designed to help curb teen depression are effective. This kind of tool is very much needed given a rise in teen depression and mental health workforce shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic.
How to Reduce Child Poverty in the US
November 14, 2021
This short video from the Institute for Research on Poverty focuses on how to upgrade public programs so that they are more effective in reducing child poverty, particularly for those children in the most vulnerable families.
Fear of Coming Out for LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
November 14, 2021
This editorial in USA Today argues that, for many LGBTQ+ young people living in foster care, celebrating their identity openly could have dire consequences. It is fear of these consequences that silences LGBTQ+ young people and creates an invisible population that is overrepresented in foster care.
Practical Guide for Selecting Social-Emotional Learning Programs
November 14, 2021
This updated and expanded guide to evidence-based SEL programs offers detailed information on 33 pre-K through elementary school programs, encompassing curricular content and program highlights. Practitioners from schools, early childhood education (ECE) providers and out-of-school time (OST) can use this resource to look “inside and across” programs to better understand program content and assess program fit with their district or community needs.
White House Fact Sheet on Youth Mental Health
November 14, 2021
This statement from the White House calls for eliminating barriers and expanding the full continuum of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for youth, as well as prioritizing integration of these services into settings where young people and their families can access them.