Title IV-E Funding: Funded Foster Care Placements by Child Generation and Ethnicity
Tracy Vericker, Daniel Kuehn, and Randolph Capps, Urban Institute (May 2007)
This brief is from a series of studies which provide estimates of first- and second-generation immigrant children in out-of-home care and the experiences of those children in the Texas child welfare system. This brief discusses findings related to the share of children eligible for Title IV-E by generation and ethnicity.
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The Impact of Migration and Acculturation on Latino Children and Families: Implications for Child Welfare Practice
Protecting Children (Vol. 21, No. 2, 2006)
Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD, & Joan R. Rycraft, PhD
The growth of the Latino immigrant population in the United States requires that child welfare agencies examine and adapt their practices to ensure that they respond to the specific issues experienced by recent immigrants.
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Migration: A Critical Issue for Child Welfare
Protecting Children (Vol. 21, No. 2, 2006)
Sonia Velazquez, CSS, Maria Vidal de Haymes, PhD, & Robert Mindell, BA
This volume of Protecting Children addresses child welfare concerns related to a topic that is complex and controversial—and which is dominating the headlines of our national media.
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Protecting Children (Vol. 21, No. 2, 2006)
Topics in this issue include the impact of migration and acculturation on Latino children and families, risk of affective disorders in the migration and acculturation experiences of Mexican migrants, and Latino parenting styles.
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Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago; Cecilia L. Thomas, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work, and Addictions, University of North Texas; Harriet L. Cohen, PhD, Department of Social Work, Texas Christian University; and Teresa Buehler, LCSW, Curriculum Consultant (2005)
This training curriculum was developed for use in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The goal of the curriculum is to build competency for practice with Latino children and families using a Systems of Care model. Although the curriculum addresses Latino families broadly, it contains an emphasis on immigrant families. The development of the curriculum was funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau.
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