Everyone has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people aging out of care. Our contributions will be unique, as our abilities and resources can vary. However, there is always something that we can do. By Lisa SchelbeMarch 14, 2024Service...
Young parents are usually really motivated to access services...it’s our job to make sure the supports are they and they can access them.By Valerie Sedivy, PhD May 18, 2023In a perfect world, Mother’s Day is a celebration of mothers and all that they do. But for...
How a post-Roe world affects youth in care: some general thoughts and suggestions for practitioners and researchers.December 12, 2022The United States has seen a dramatic reduction in the rates of both unintended pregnancy and childbearing among people of all races...
The Practical Application of the Young Parents Logic ModelBy Gina Desiderio By Milagros Garrido, MS, PMP July 22, 2022Young parents thrive when they have access to quality supports and services. The complicating factor is that these supports and services cross over so...
EventsJuly 7, 2022The ECPN John B. Reid Early Career Award is presented to an individual early in their career in prevention. This award is bestowed on someone who has shown a commitment to prevention science through outstanding contributions to research, policy, or...
Identifying and treating dyslexia early is essential to closing the education gap. By Esaa Mohammad Sabti Samarah By Lisa Schelbe, PhD March 17, 2022I(Esaa) don’t care for the profile of social workers, and those who help others, as heroes without capes. Heroes are...
Stories directly from foster care system alumni about parenting during the pandemic—their challenges, triumphs, and moreBy Elizabeth Aparicio, PhDBy Svetlana Shpiegel, PhDFebruary 10, 2022As we close in on the two-year anniversary since the start of the COVID-19...
Using previously collected process evaluation data, we were able to ask a critical question about how to move forward with one of the big changes in our new COVID world—training facilitators.By Katie Massey Combs, PhDBy Marian Håbesland, MPHJanuary 6, 2022At the...
As helping professionals, we should be the ones that are looked to when someone is looking for “someone more successfully adulting."By Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW November 4, 2021As the country is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest due to anti-Black racism...
Child welfare actors (e.g., caseworkers, caregivers) are a lynchpin in bridging gaps in services and education that promote sexual health agency and autonomy for youth in child welfare service.By Katie Massey Combs, PhD June 28, 2021As a recent MSW graduate and young...
EventsJune 10, 2021TThe ECPN John B. Reid Early Career Award is presented to an individual early in their career in prevention. This award is bestowed on someone who has shown a commitment to prevention science through outstanding contributions to research, policy, or...
I have never liked the phrase, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I share this so what I write will not be dismissed as musings of a bubbly-happy-go-lucky-always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life-optimist. By Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW May 27, 2021We must use a...
Collaboration between the home visiting and child welfare systems benefits adolescent parents and their children. By Amy Dworsky, PhDApril 22, 2021A dolescent motherhood is difficult under the best of circumstances. Adolescent mothers must navigate both the normative...
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