Chapin Hall

Report

Systemic Approaches to Addressing Child and Family Trauma are Key to Fully Leveraging Family First

This brief explains how trauma-informed practices support Family First implementation and recommends measures that are consistent with an established framework...

2020

Report

Intercept Program Evaluation Shows Reductions in Likelihood of Out-of-home Placement

This report describes Intercept, the Center for State Child Welfare Data’s evaluation of the program, and the extent to which the findings demonstrate an impact...

2020

Research

Foster Youths’ Capacity To Live Independently Should Drive Extended Foster Care Placement

This memo examines youths’ predominant placement type between ages 18 and 21. It compares the characteristics of youth who resided predominantly in Supervised...

2020

Report

Researchers Find Association between Participation in Extended Foster Care and Reduced Risk of Homelessness

This memo examines whether participating in extended foster care decreases the odds of experiencing homelessness among foster youth by age 21.

2020

Report

Families and Child Welfare Caseworkers Disagree about Service Needs

This report shares the findings of a comprehensive evaluation of the Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare.

2008

Report

Creating Effective Services Depends on Engaging Youth in Care

A better understanding of the relationships between the service context of extended foster care, youths’ satisfaction with the services they receive, and the...

2019

Report

Systemic Challenges at Illinois DCFS Contribute to Oversight Lapses in Child Fatality Cases

This Review identifies systemic factors that contributed to child deaths and critical incidents among children whose families received Intact Family Services...

2019

Report

California Foster Youth in Extended Care Have Better Postsecondary Education Outcomes

This memo evaluates the impact of extended foster care on three postsecondary education outcomes.  

2019

Report

Developmental Perspective Important when Considering Placement Options

This report highlights the importance of understanding placement outcomes from a developmental perspective and how outcomes differ for young people depending on...

2017

Report

Improvements in Service System Collaboration Lead to Youth Spending More Time in Extended Foster Care

This memo examines the relationship between several county-level factors and youths’ extended foster care participation among a sample of older adolescents in...

2019

Report

Foster Youth, Caseworkers Diverge in Views of Youths’ Preparedness for College

This memo adds to the growing literature on the transition to college for young people in foster care, focusing specifically on issues of preparedness to enter...

2019

Report

Improved Outcomes at Age 21 for Youth in Extended Foster Care

This report builds on prior findings from the CalYOUTH project and examines outcomes at age 21 from state administrative data and from the third interview wave...

2018

Report

Despite Implementation of Extended Foster Care in California, Permanency Rates Declined

An increasing number of states, including California, have extended foster care to age 21. However, there has been some concern that providing extended care may...

2018

Report

Additional Time Spent in Foster Care Improves Education Outcomes

This brief provides an early look at the relationship between extended foster care and selected outcomes for youth transitioning to adulthood from care in...

2017

Report

Foster Youth Motivated to Stay in Care Beyond Age 18 but Desire More Freedom

This report examines youth and caseworker attitudes about and knowledge of extended foster care in California.

2015

Report

Many California Foster Youth Have Inadequate Social Support and Need More Support From Adults

This memo investigates the types and sources of social support for young people in extended foster care.

2018

Report

Wave 3 of CalYOUTH Study Surveys Former Foster Youth at Age 21

This study provides the most comprehensive view to date of young people approaching the transition to adulthood from foster care in the wake of the federal...

2018

Project

The Center for State Child Welfare Data

The Center for State Child Welfare Data–or the Data Center–supports child welfare systems in more than 30 states to make evidence-based decisions designed to...

January 1, 2018

Report

Majority of California Youth in Foster Care Believe Extended Care Helps Them Reach Life Goals

This study focuses on the state of California, an early adopter of the new policy that also has the largest foster care population in the U.S. It addresses...

2016

Report

Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders Suggests Youth Reaching Age of Majority in Foster Care Need Special Attention

This report examines mental health and substance use problems of foster youth at age 17, as well as related services provided to the participants.

2015

Report

Use of Research Evidence Leads to Faster Permanency for Youth in Foster Care

Research evidence is information that has been generated according to scientific principles and practices. The term research evidence use – or REU – refers to...

2015

Research

Study of Youth in California Foster Care at Age 17 Reveals Need for Ongoing Support

This study addresses whether extending foster care past age 18 in California influenced youths' outcomes during the transition to adulthood.

2014

Report

Study of California Fostering Connections Act Finds Strengths and Weaknesses in Housing Opportunities

The Fostering Connections Act provides young people with a longer period of transition, including the opportunity to learn how to manage growing autonomy and...

2014

Report

Economic Independence of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Young people in foster care who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) may face unique barriers to achieving economic independence. We analyzed data from...

2013

Report

Early Implementation of Extended Foster Care Requires Engagement and Patience

The most important lesson other states might learn from California’s experience with extending foster care is that it requires considerable effort, time, and...

2013

Research Collection

Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth

The Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth (Midwest Study) is a longitudinal study following a sample of young people from Iowa,...

2011

Report

Educational and Economic Benefits Found for Foster Youth in Massachusetts Outreach Program

Studies show that the transition out of foster care and into independent living can be challenging for young adults. The Massachusetts Adolescent Outreach...

2011

Research

Extended Foster Care Delays but Does Not Prevent Homelessness

One of the challenges faced by young people aging out of foster care is finding a safe and affordable place to live. Before the Fostering Connections to Success...

2010

Report

Parenting, Behavioral Health are Barriers to Extended Foster Care for Some Young People

The Fostering Connections Act extended eligibility for federally funded foster care to young people who meet certain eligibility requirements until their 21st...

2010

Report

Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Foster Care: Their Needs, Their Experiences

Youth in foster care have much higher rates of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing than their peers. To better understand the needs and experiences of...

2009

Report

Tutoring Program for Youth in Foster Care Shows Little Effect

In 1999, the John Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) allowed states more funding and flexibility to provide support to youth transitioning from...

2008

Report

At Age 19, Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care Face Multiple Challenges

The Midwest Study was designed to learn how young people fare as they age out of foster care. This report provides a snapshot of study participants at age 19.

2005