This brief describes Youth Thrive's protective and promotive factors framework and examines how a focus on thriving is necessary to complement the field’s growing move to become trauma-informed.
(20 pp)
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Youth Thrive: Advancing Healthy Adolescent Development and Well-Being
September 2014
This report provides a synthesis of the ideas and research from the neurobiological, behavioral, and social sciences that inform the Youth Thrive Protective and Promotive Factors Framework.
(52 pp)
Video
Young Fathers Convening
March 2015
This video is an excerpt highlighting discussions among adolescent fathers and service providers on the topic of co-parenting.
Video
Effectively Engaging Young Fathers in Child Welfare
February 2017
This video highlights the voices of four fathers involved in the New York City child welfare system. These fathers detail their experience in the child welfare system as fathers and co-parents.
Webinar
Expectant and Parenting Youth: Inaugural Webinar
April 2015
This webinar discusses implications of Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standards under the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R.4980) for expectant and parenting youth and their children in foster care.
Webinar
Expectant and Parenting Youth: Lessons from the Field
September 2015
This webinar presents an approach to ensuring that every EPY is connected to a mentor—including collaborative partnerships creating a shared system for recruitment, capacity building, tracking impact, and continuous quality improvement.
Webinar
A Multi-Generational Approach to Addressing the Educational Needs of Expectant and Parenting Youth
December 2015
In this webinar, Marylouise Kuti presents a school-based model focusing on needs of adolescent parents and their children. The model incorporates case management, home visitation, and access to child development centers.
Webinar
EPY Learning Collective Webinar
February 2018
This webinar presents and demonstrates a new interactive online community where professionals can exchange ideas, resources, innovative approaches, and policies to improve outcomes for young people in or transitioning from foster care.
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Youth Thrive: Youth Resilience
This brief discusses the importance of resilience and being able to call forth their inner strength to positively meet challenges, manage adversities, heal the effects of trauma, and thrive.
(2 pp)
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Youth Thrive: Social Connections
This brief discusses how social connections—people and institutions—help youth increase their knowledge and develop their skills. This helps find a sense of belonging and meaning in their lives.
(2 pp)