This week we review some new research on older youth in foster care, and the impact of mother bonding in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms for opioid-exposed newborns.
We also discuss several recent stories published in The Imprint, including the first installment of a series looking at the haphazard rules around sexual and reproductive health for youth in foster care; how a small group of parent activists eventually effected the closure of California’s state-run youth prisons; and more.
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Reading Room
Less Older Youth in Foster Care, But Path to Permanency Remains an Issue
https://bit.ly/3pctSOS
A Fourth Path to Permanency: The SOUL Family
https://bit.ly/3QbSiB8
“Eat, Sleep, Console” reduces hospital stay and need for medication among opioid-exposed infants
https://bit.ly/41DtNBg
A Cheaper Preservation Approach to Keep Babies Exposed to Opioids with Mom
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/cheaper-preservation-approach-keep-babies-exposed-opioids-mom/31417
High Stakes, Silent Systems: Foster Care’s Missing Policies For Sexual and Reproductive Health
https://bit.ly/45cMXkP
The Untold Story of How a Stubborn Group of Parents Helped Shutter the Nation’s Largest Youth Prison System
https://bit.ly/3nSUlB3
Washington State Plans to Move Foster Youth Out of Hotels and Offices
https://bit.ly/44Z7Y24
States Nationwide ‘Professionalize’ Foster Parenting to Better Support Youth
https://bit.ly/3pH5Xrd
Minnesota Aims to Better Equip Parents Facing Termination of Parental Rights
https://bit.ly/3Icxffn
As Youth Supporters Rally, Minnesota Lawmakers Pass ‘Trans Refuge’ Bill
https://bit.ly/41zHzpp
These States Have Banned Youth Gender-Affirming Care
https://bit.ly/3O4zJ3j