scholarly journals Do Specialty Courts Achieve Better Outcomes for Children in Foster Care than General Courts?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank A. Sloan ◽  
Elizabeth J. Gifford ◽  
Lindsey M. Eldred ◽  
Kofi Acquah ◽  
Claire Blevins
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Specialty Courts ◽  
Outcomes For Children

scholarly journals Do Specialty Courts Achieve Better Outcomes for Children in Foster Care Than General Courts?

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank A. Sloan ◽  
Elizabeth J. Gifford ◽  
Lindsey M. Eldred ◽  
Kofi F. Acquah ◽  
Claire E. Blevins
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Specialty Courts ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Reading with Angels: Improving Literacy among Children in Foster Care

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Knight
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Literacy Outcomes ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Love Of Learning ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Children's Literacy ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Children In Care

The Pyjama Foundation is an Australian charity working to improve the literacy and numeracy outcomes for children in foster care. The foundation delivers the Pyjama Foundation Love of Learning programme, a learning-based mentoring programme in which volunteer ‘Pyjama Angels’ visit children in care each week to read books, play games and engage in other learning-based activities.This study surveyed 121 Love of Learning mentors (‘Pyjama Angels’) to assess their perceptions of the relationships they had developed with the children they mentored and of the children's improvement in their literacy skills, a key aim of the programme.The statistical data analysis based on the structural equation modelling and multiple regression approach showed that several factors had a statistically significant impact on the mentors’ perceptions of the children's improvement in literacy skills: relationship with the child, child's engagement and tenure in the programme, and frequency of meetings. Age and gender of the mentors were not found to have a statistically significant impact on mentors’ perceptions of this improvement, while mentors’ perceptions of their relationship with the children was the most important factor influencing their perceptions of improvement in literacy skills. The study did not include objective measures of the children's literacy outcomes, so its results are limited to the mentors’ perceptions. However, this study offers valuable insights for mentoring programmes working with children living in foster care.

Medical complexity and placement outcomes for children in foster care

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 285-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca R. Seltzer ◽  
Sara B. Johnson ◽  
Cynthia S. Minkovitz
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Medical Complexity ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Increasing School Success for Children in Foster Care and Other Residential Placements

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aakanksha Sinha ◽  
Ruth G. McRoy
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Grade Retention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Social Growth ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Every year thousands of children are removed from their families and are placed into out-of-home care. While these children are placed in care settings with a hope of a better future, they are often faced with many challenges that impact their short and long terms growth. As of 2017, 442,995 children have been removed from their families and placed in the U.S. foster care system for an average of 20.1 months. Placement occurs for several reasons, such as neglect, parent incarceration, drug abuse, and caretakers’ inability to cope. Twenty-seven percent (117,110) have been in care over two years, and all of these children face many obstacles in life that can impact their short- and long-term well-being. One of the most significant challenges they face is access to a stable educational environment that supports positive mental, emotional, behavioral, physical, and social growth. Frequent moves, lack of coordination between schools, and underdeveloped infrastructure to support unique needs are some of the significant predictors of disproportionately poor education outcomes for children in foster care and other residential settings. The lack of stable educational environment leads to a number of challenges related to enrollment, stability, access to special services, peer relations, grade retention, and caregiver and teacher familiarity with academic strengths and weaknesses of the child. To improve their educational outcomes, there is a need for advocacy and significant changes at the at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Consistent efforts need to be made by stakeholders, such as state and federal government, schools, child welfare systems, and community partners to address systemic inequities, improve current policies and practices, increase accessibility to quality schools, provide mental health services, and, most importantly, establish a stable environment that will enable the youth to flourish and succeed.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document