Abstract
The overall poor health status and outcomes of children and youth in foster care have been documented in multiple studies over the last 3 decades. During this time, knowledge about brain development, positive parenting, resilience, traumatic stress, and epigenetics has exploded, resulting in demands for child welfare to become trauma-informed, child-centered, and developmentally focused. This special issue affords us the opportunity to reflect on: what’s better or not after 30 years; whether legislation and financing are aligned with child welfare’s goals of safety, permanency and well-being; and what remains to be done to improve the outcomes of children and youth in foster care or otherwise involved with child welfare.
Recommended Citation
Szilagyi, Moira
(2018)
"The Long View: Has Anything Really Improved for Children and Families Involved with Child Welfare over 3 Decades?,"
Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58464/2155-5834.1375
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol9/iss1/5
