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Social development measures associated with problem behaviors and weight status in Australian adolescents
(Springer, 2015-08)During the adolescent years, substance use, anti-social behaviours and overweight/obesity are amongst the major public health concerns. We investigate if risk and protective factors associated with adolescent problem ... -
Peer group patterns of alcohol-using behaviors among early adolescents in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, United States
(Wiley, 2016-12)The goal of this study was to examine and cross-nationally compare the peer group patterns of alcohol-drinking behaviors among cohorts of early adolescents (ages 11-14 years) in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, ... -
Using Communities That Care for Community Child Maltreatment Prevention
(APA, 2016-03)The prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) disorders among children and adolescents is a national priority. One mode of implementing community-wide MEB prevention efforts is through evidence-based community ... -
Psychometric properties of the Transitions From Foster Care Key Leader Survey
(Elsevier, 2016-04)This study summarizes the development and piloting of the Transitions from Foster Care Key Leader Survey (TFC-KLS), an instrument designed to measure change in systems serving young people transitioning from foster care ... -
A randomized controlled trial of a long-term professional mentoring program for children at risk: Outcomes across the first 5 years
(Springer, 2017-11)Child outcomes due to a paid professional mentoring program, Friends of the Children (FOTC), were investigated across the first 5 years of an ongoing multi-site randomized controlled trial. Participants were 278 children ... -
Evidence-based prevention for adolescent substance use
(Elsevier, 2016-07)Due to the significant consequences of adolescent substance use behaviors, researchers have increasingly focused on prevention approaches. The field of prevention science is based on the identification of predictors of ... -
Translating grand challenges from concept to community: The “Communities in Action” experience
(Society for Social Work and Research, 2017-02)This article provides an example of how one social work school created a community partnership to translate grand challenges from concept to concrete local projects to meet Grand Challenges for Social Work goals. The Grand ... -
Literature Review of Relative and Non-Relative Foster/Adoptive Parent Factors Related to Placement Stability and Permanence for Children and Youth
(National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents, 2018)The Administration on Children, Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau funded the development of a national training initiative to prepare foster and adoptive parents to effectively parent children exposed to trauma and to ... -
Literature & Resource Review: Characteristics of Successful Foster, Adoptive and/or Kinship Caregivers of American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nations and Native Hawaiian (AIAN/FN/NH) Children and Suggested Training Themes for these Parents
(University of Washington School of Social Work in partnership with Spaulding for Children; Child Trauma Academy; The Center for Adoption Support and Education; North American Council on Adoptable Children; National Council for Adoption; and Northeastern State University, 2018)The Administration on Children, Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau funded the development of a national training initiative to prepare foster and adoptive parents to effectively parent children exposed to trauma and to ... -
Literature Review: Intercountry Adoption and Private Domestic Adoption. National Training & Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents
(University of Washington School of Social Work in partnership with Spaulding for Children; Child Trauma Academy; The Center for Adoption Support and Education; North American Council on Adoptable Children; and National Council for Adoption, 2018)The Administration on Children, Youth & Families, Children’s Bureau funded the development of a national training initiative to prepare foster and adoptive parents to effectively parent children exposed to trauma and to ... -
2019 Workforce Needs Assessment results
(2019-04)In 2018, the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (Northwest PTTC) was created to develop and disseminate prevention tools and strategies needed to reduce substance misuse. To determine the greatest training ...
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