The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Seventh Edition, provides a psychological and
evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many …

Background Placement stability while in foster care has important implications for children's
permanency and well-being. Though a majority of youth have adequate placement stability …

INTRODUCTION: Many care-experienced young people face significant mental health
challenges. However, this group is not well served by child and adolescent mental health …

Young people in the United States foster care system face unique challenges related to their
involvement in the system, often stemming from placement instability, disconnected policy …

Background Despite the promise of safe, nurturing environments, children in foster care are
at significantly elevated risk of mental health disorders. Objective To identify factors …

The child welfare system has focused on kinship placements, which have been found to
protect against disruption. However, the existing literature has primarily studied time to …

Placement stability is a key goal within child welfare. Unfortunately, placement disruptions
are common and result in widespread negative outcomes for youth in care. Hierarchical …

Introduction Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a general term for a large group of
nonequivalent situations that have the potential to traumatise a child. This risk factor is …

Limited rigorous research has been conducted to evaluate the impact of interventions
designed to promote the successful transitions of young people exiting foster care. The …

Understanding and addressing the impact of adverse life events is an important priority in
the design of hel** systems. However, creating trauma-informed systems requires efforts …