Web Conference Recording - School Readiness and Success
Our May 17 Charting a Course web conference explored how schools and communities can best support the social and emotional development of young children.
Chapin Hall Research Fellow Julie Spielberger discussed research on a Florida program that has improved outcomes for young children by screening them for behavioral problems and
referring them to appropriate services. Other panelists discussed the challenges of implementing a school-based behavioral health program and the strategies advocates and legislators can use to implement early childhood programs on a state level.
Listen to the 60-minute web conference recording and download related materials.
Read the related report, Evaluation of the Children's Behavioral Health Initiative, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Audio Recording - Making the Child Welfare System Work for Older Children
At the Thursday's Child public policy forum on June 14 in Washington, D.C., Chapin Hall Senior Researcher Britany Orlebeke revealed data on the likelihood that older children in foster care will be reunited with families, adopted, or leave the system another way. Other panelists discussed youth perspectives on placements and permanency, preparing youth for adulthood regardless of their permanency goals, and the benefits of post-adoption services for children and families.
Listen to the 90-minute audio recording.
The First Nine Months of Fatherhood Conference: August 20-21
Chapin Hall is co-sponsoring the First Nine Months of Fatherhood Conference in Houston on August 20-21. Hosted by the Texas Office of the Attorney General, the conference will explore emerging research and practice on paternal contributions to maternal and infant outcomes.
For more information, including an agenda and online registration, please visit the Texas Office of the Attorney General web site or call (512) 475-4600.
Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration: October 15-19
Applications are due July 23 for Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration, on October 15-19, 2007, in Chicago. The purpose of the course is to enable participants to become critical consumers of child welfare administrative data as a means toward making continuous quality improvements in their organizations.
The course is limited to 15 participants, who will receive full support for tuition, room, and most meals. Candidates must complete an application form, submit a resume or CV, and include a recommendation from a supervisor at their current organization.
Read complete information on the course and download application materials.
The course is offered by Chapin Hall Center for Children, the Center for State Foster Care and Adoption Data, and Casey Family Programs.
Moving from Punishment to Problem Solving in Juvenile Justice
The Crime and Society Foundation and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London recently published a report calling for a fundamental overhaul of the current youth justice system in the United Kingdom. The report includes several reaction essays from international youth justice experts, including Chapin Hall's Jeffrey Butts, who argues that
problem-solving justice is not new.
Read Jeffrey Butt's essay in a selection from the full report, Debating Youth Justice: From Punishment to Problem Solving.
For more information contact:
Jelene Britten
Public Affairs Associate
Chapin Hall Center for Children
1313 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.256.5138
jbritten@chapinhall.org
