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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Child and adolescent well-being."”.
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Pathways from Caregiver Problematic Substance Use to Child Harm: A Secondary Data Analysis of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II
… substance use is a prevalent problem within the child protective services (CPS) system that is associated with negative outcomes for children. Utilizing path analysis models, this dissertation deepens our understanding of the direct and indirect (mediating and moderating) pathways from caregiver …
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Children With a Disability, Physical Abuse, Entry Into Out-of-Home Care, and Stability of Out-of-Home Placements
Children with a disability are arguably the most vulnerable and least understood population facing Child Protective Services (CPS) today. The need to understand their unique maltreatment vulnerabilities and evaluate the effectiveness of safety interventions prompted this dissertation. Because of …
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Children's Adaptive Psychological Functioning In The Face Of Adversity
… release version of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) data. Only children from the CPS sample were used and included only children who were 48 months or younger at the time of the initial survey (N=1,582). At the time of the initial survey, only the caregivers of …
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Reunification and Behavioral Problems of American Indian Children in the Child Welfare System
… examine outcomes for American Indian children in the child welfare system (Study 1: n = 456, Study 2: n = 3,498). Both studies are grounded in Patterson’s (2002) Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response theory and utilize baseline, 18-month, and 36-month follow-up data from the …
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The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Behavioral Outcomes
… of two vulnerable populations, early childhood development and risks associated with exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This study examines how age plays a role in the long-term relationship between ACEs and internal and external behaviors. This study seeks to answer the …
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The Effects of Out-of-Home Placement on the School Engagement of Maltreated Children
Children in the child welfare system face a multitude of challenges following maltreatment. These children frequently go on to report poor outcomes in many facets of their life, including education. It is thought that children who are removed from their home following maltreatment and placed in …
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Siblings In Foster Care
… to examine the importance of sibling support and connectedness across the lifespan. Siblings may provide an important source of social support, friendship and instrumental support to one another from childhood to later life. The meaning of sibling connections for foster children, whose …
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Grandparents raising grandchildren: population characteristics, perceived neighborhood risk, alcohol use, and drug misuse as predictors of emotional well being
… 1999 – April 2001) of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well Being (NSCAW). Using a probability sample of 465 grandparents, this study reports population demographic characteristics of grandparents raising grandchildren within state child welfare systems across the United States and …
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Developmental outcomes in a nationally representative sample of sexually abused boys: The moderating influence of family and peer context
This dissertation uses the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to examine multi-systemic risk and resilience processes that lead to positive and negative outcomes in nationally representative sexually abused boys. This study focused on a sub-sample of 171 boys with reports of …
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Factors predicting child protective services' provision of and referral to services for parents with a mental illness
… have a greater likelihood of having contact with child protective services and afterwards, of experiencing negative outcomes such as loss of custody. Child protective service (CPS) workers may be able to connect parents with an SMI with services and resources to help address mental health, …
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Support systems : a single case study exploring collaborative efforts to promote positive mental health in Greater Houston high schools.
In the Greater Houston area, a growing number of adolescents are grappling with severe mental health challenges. These mental health issues (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress-related disorders) can have profound effects on students' learning, development, and overall quality of life without timely …