This brief profiles one of 15 Youth Thrive initiatives. Seneca works to enhance the well-being of children and families referred by child welfare, mental health, and juvenile probation systems.
(2 pp)
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Youth Thrive Profile: SaintA
This brief profiles one of 15 Youth Thrive initiatives. SaintA provides foster care, mental health, and education services. It is a leader in understanding impacts of trauma on developing brains.
(2 pp)
Policy Paper
Promoting Well-Being Through the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard: A Guide for States Implementing the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act
2017
This policy paper provides recommendations for policy implementation of a “reasonable and prudent parent standard” for all youth in care, as well as recommendations for LGBTQ and expectant and parenting youth.
(7 pp)
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Pregnant & Parenting Youth in Foster Care: A Case for Services and Quality Legal Representation
This brief works to resolve conflicts occurring when the public agency responsible for protecting and advocating for youth in foster care is also responsible for charging that youth with neglect or abuse.
(5 pp)
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Youth Thrive Profile: Personal Best for Pregnant and Parenting Youth
This brief profiles one of 15 Youth Thrive initiatives. Personal Best is a group curriculum supplemented with individual sessions to promote adolescent development and resilience in new parents.
(2 pp)
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Youth Thrive Profile: Youth Advisory Board (YAB)
This brief profiles one of 15 Youth Thrive initiatives. YAB is committed to youth engagement—ensuring that the voices of youth are heard and heeded to improve the overall child welfare system.
(2 pp)
Policy Paper
Out of the Shadows: Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare Through Cross-System Collaboration
May 2016
This policy paper highlights the disparities between LGBTQ foster youth and non-LGBTQ peers, as well as the compounding effects these factors have on intersecting elements like race, ethnicity, culture, and language.
(36pp)
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Out of the Shadows: Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare Through Cross-System Collaboration (Current Landscape)
May 2016
This policy paper offers an overview of the current landscape for LGBTQ youth involved in public systems. It provides important statistics and firsthand accounts.
(7pp)
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Out of the Shadows: Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Child Welfare Through Cross-System Collaboration (Strategies)
May 2016
This policy paper highlights opportunities for states and counties to use innovative strategies to promote health and well-being of LGBTQ youth and their families—providing examples of efforts already underway.
(17 pp)
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Youth Thrive Profile: My Life Project
This brief profiles one of 15 Youth Thrive initiatives. The My Life Project uses principle of self-determination to help young people learn to direct their lives and achieve their goals.
(2 pp)