Greetings Permanency Champions and Happy New Year,
Stories of the Week:
1. Family Finding Story from the Kinship Center – Seneca Family of Agencies
2. Ashley Rhodes-Courter – A Powerful example of foster care coming full circle
Current Permanency related articles:
The year in youth services: A look back at child welfare and juvenile justice in 2013
The Chronicle of Social Change – In no particular order, The Chronicle of Social Change’s look at some of the most notable developments in child welfare and juvenile justice this year.
Unadoptable Is Simply Unacceptable: Evidence-Based Practice for America’s Longest-Waiting Children
Rita L. Soronen, President and CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption – Summary: Soronen reminds us that concluding a child welfare case with a successful adoption is an integral part of ensuring child well-being. Wendy’s Wonderful Kids model of recruitment, matching and support has shown extraordinary success in placing older youth, sibling groups, children with clinical challenges and those at risk of aging out of care.
Foster care population drops sharply in California
Since 2000, California has reduced the number of kids in foster care from 103,501 to 55,218, a 47 percent drop driven by policies that emphasize keeping families together when possible and, when not, increasing permanent placements.
‘Rise’ Magazine from Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
CWLA is pleased to share a complimentary copy of “Rise” magazine. Rise teaches and encourages parents to write about their experiences with the child welfare system in order to support parents and parent advocacy, and to guide child welfare practitioners and policymakers in becoming more responsive to the families and communities they serve. “Rise” Issue Number 25, Fall 2013.
Diagnoses and Health Care Utilization of Children Who Are in Foster Care and Covered by Medicaid.
Studies have found that children in foster care have a higher prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and health-risk behaviors compared to children and adolescents in the general population. The purpose of this study is to examine (1) the prevalence of mental and physical illnesses and (2) the utilization of health care services among children in foster care (FC) who are covered by Medicaid. Disparities between the children in FC and children covered by Medicaid who are not in FC are also identified.
Diagnoses and Health Care Utilization of Children Who Are in Foster Care and Covered by Medicaid.
Studies have found that children in foster care have a higher prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and health-risk behaviors compared to children and adolescents in the general population. The purpose of this study is to examine (1) the prevalence of mental and physical illnesses and (2) the utilization of health care services among children in foster care (FC) who are covered by Medicaid. Disparities between the children in FC and children covered by Medicaid who are not in FC are also identified.