News from the Field Related to Wraparound
Researchers Find Association between Participation in Extended Foster Care and Reduced Risk of Homelessness
June 17, 2020
These researchers found that young people who participated in extended care had a reduced risk of homelessness. Read more here»
Alameda County’s Youth Transitions Partnership Program: A Promising Model for Supporting Transition-Age Youth in Foster Care
June 17, 2020
This brief from Chapin Hall goes over the results of a study of a program for transition-age foster youth in Alameda County, California.
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A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
June 17, 2020
This report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine discusses the findings of a recent comprehensive study on child poverty and outlines a proposed plan to reduce child poverty by half in the next ten years.
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Strings Attached: Young Adults Fight to Stay In Foster Care
June 17, 2020
The most vulnerable young people in California struggle to remain in the state’s extended foster care program, even as the state has expanded eligibility during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Parents Say COVID-19 Harming Child’s Mental Health
June 17, 2020
This article looks at a recent Gallup Panel of parents that asked about the effects of school closures and social distancing on children’s mental health.
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Black Suicidality and Mental Health #BlackLivesMatter
June 13, 2020
This blog post breaks down some of the factors that go into rates of black suicide among young people, lists some organizations working specifically on Black mental health and provides resources for further education.
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The Trevor Project Releases Mental Health Guide for Black LGBTQ Youth
June 7, 2020
The Trevor Project, a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people, has released a guide to supporting Black LGBTQ youth in dealing with the mental health aftermath of recent violence against Black Americans, as well as additional guidance for providers working with Black LGBTQ youth.
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Researchers Call for Youth Exercise Programs in Inpatient Mental Health
June 7, 2020
This article looks at recent research that examined the benefits of implementing exercise and diet-based interventions with young people in residential and inpatient treatment facilities, from both a treatment outcomes and human rights standpoint.
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How Therapists Are Using TikTok to Reach Teens & Talk Mental Health
May 28, 2020
Therapists are using popular social media and content creation platform TikTok to introduce young people to the concept of therapy and share mental health education.
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FosterStrong, Media Platform For and By Foster Youth, To Launch This Week
May 28, 2020
A new nonprofit led by those with lived experience in the foster care system, designed to share stories of those currently in foster care as well as alums, launched this week.
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