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Early childbirth among foster youth

Early childbirth among foster youth

ReSHAPINGEarly childbirth among foster youth: A latent class analysis to determine subgroups at increased risk Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2019 Bryn King, Claudette Grinnell-Davis, Elizabeth Aparicio,  Andrea Lane Eastman Suggested Citation King,...

“My body is strong and amazing”

“My body is strong and amazing”

ReSHAPING"My body is strong and amazing:" Embodied experiences of pregnancy and birth among young women in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW; Claudette Grinnell-Davis, PhD, MS, MSW; Bryn King, PhD, MSW; and Svetlana...

Power Through Choices: Final Impact Evaluation Report

Power Through Choices: Final Impact Evaluation Report

Final Impacts of the Power Through Choices Program Evaluation Reports September 2016Power Through Choices was evaluated as part of the federal Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) in collaboration with the Oklahoma Institute for Child...

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview

Power Through Choices Curriculum Overview2019Curious about Power Through Choices, the only evidence-based sexual health education program designed for youth in foster care? This overview walks you through the basics of the curriculum to answer all your questions: What...

Just Down the Street: Minor Sex Trafficking

Just Down the Street: Minor Sex Trafficking

Hidden in Plain Sight: Minor Sex Trafficking in Maryland2017What is sex trafficking? What are some signs sex trafficking is happening? What should you do if you see sex trafficking? Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of...

Hidden In Plain Sight: Labor Trafficking

Hidden In Plain Sight: Labor Trafficking

Hidden in Plain Sight: Labor Trafficking in Maryland2017What is labor trafficking? What are some signs labor trafficking is happening? What should you do if you see labor trafficking? Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of...

The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care

The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care

ReSHAPINGThe sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care  Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2018 Amy Dworsky, PhD, MSW, BA Suggested Citation Dworsky, A. (2018). The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care. In Elizabeth Trejos and Nancy Trevino...

Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare

Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare

ReSHAPINGService needs of adolescent parents in child welfare: is an evidence-based, structured, in-home behavioral parent training protocol effective? Child Abuse & Neglect, 2016 Grace S. Hubel, Whitney L. Rostad, Shannon Self-Brown, Angela D. Moreland Suggested...

Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care

Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care

ReSHAPINGSexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care: The Impact of Sexual Orientation Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference, 2017 Svetlana Shpiegel, Elizabeth Aparicio, Claudette L. Grinnell-Davis, Dana Prince Suggested...

First births to maltreated adolescent girls

First births to maltreated adolescent girls

ReSHAPINGFirst births to maltreated adolescent girls: Differences associated with spending time in foster care Child Maltreatment, 2017 Bryn King, PhD, MSW Suggested Citation King, B. (2017). First births to maltreated adolescent girls: Differences associated with...

Employment Outcomes of Young Parents Who Age Out of Foster Care

Employment Outcomes of Young Parents Who Age Out of Foster Care

ReSHAPINGEmployment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care Children and Youth Services Review, January 2017 Amy Dworsky, Elissa Gitlow Suggested Citation Dworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2017). Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster...

”I want to be better than you’

”I want to be better than you’

ReSHAPING''I want to be better than you:' lived experiences of intergenerational child maltreatment prevention among teenage mothers in and beyond foster care Child and Family Social Work, 2016 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW Suggested Citation Aparicio, E. M. (2016). 'I...

Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth

Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth

ReSHAPINGExtended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth: An Opportunity for Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting Support Journal of Adolescent Health, 2016 Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Ivy Hammond, Andrea Lane Eastman, Jacquelyn McCroskey, Daniel Webster Suggested Citation...

“I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”

“I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”

ReSHAPING"I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This": The unfolding journey of teenage motherhood in and beyond foster care Qualitative Social Work, June 2016 Elizabeth M Aparicio, Deborah Gioia, Edward V Pecukonis Suggested Citation Aparicio, E. M. (2016)....

“The love that I was missing”

“The love that I was missing”

ReSHAPING"The love that I was missing": Exploring the lived experience of motherhood among teen mothers in foster care Children and Youth Services, 2015 Elizabeth Aparicio, Edward V. Pecukonis, Shalita O'Neale Suggested Citation Aparicio, E. M. (2015). "The love that...

Stopping the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect

Stopping the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect

ReSHAPINGStopping the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Call to Action to Focus on Pregnant and Parenting Youth in and Aging Out of the Foster Care System Journal of Public Child Welfare, 2013 Jennifer Mullins Geiger, Lisa Ann Schelbe Suggested Citation ​Mullins...

Pathways to STI Risk for Adolescents in Foster Care

Pathways to STI Risk for Adolescents in Foster Care

ReSHAPINGPathways to STI Risk for Adolescents in Foster Care: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study of Youth Transitioning Out of Care Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013 Kym R. Ahrens, Carolyn McCarty, Mark E. Courtney, Amy Dworsky, Jane Simoni Suggested Citation Ahrens,...

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