Case Western Reserve University

Study: Children with higher self-esteem who ‘age out’ of foster care able to cope with childhood emotional abuse

Children in foster care are in a better position to cope with childhood emotional abuse if they have higher self-esteem, according to a new study by researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel ...
The Harvard Crimson

HMS Study Finds Abortion Restrictions May Increase Number of Children in Foster Case

A study conducted by affiliates from Harvard Medical School found a significant relationship between abortion restrictions and the number of children in the foster care system. The study, which was co ...
Medical Xpress

Study reveals that nearly half of foster caregivers have given melatonin to their child

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that it is common for foster caregivers to give melatonin to their child, and these children who have taken melatonin have worse ...
Daily Herald

Study: Number of older children in the Utah foster care system goes down, but they continue to lack resources

A study recently published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation presents statistics showing that the number of older foster children in Utah (ages 14 and older) has gone down from 41% in 2006 to 25% in ...
PBS

Foster Coalition Case Workers

Meet some of Alabama's DHR caseworkers who work with foster children and families. Meet some of Alabama's DHR caseworkers who work with the more than 6,000 foster children and families around the ...