Developing a Learning Agenda to Address the Needs of Young Parents in Care 

Catherine Kuhns, Amy Dworsky, and Audrey Richardson. 2021. “Developing a Learning Agenda to Address the
Needs of Young Parents in Care.” OPRE Report #2021-189. Washington, DC: Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.

Despite a growing literature on young parents in care, many gaps remain in our knowledge about how best to address their needs. Developing a learning agenda is one way to prioritize the gaps that future research and evaluation activities could begin to fill. This brief presents both a learning agenda and conceptual framework focused on the needs of parenting young people in care