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Item Strong Beginnings: An initial examination of outcomes and recommendations for future research Minn-LInK Issue Brief No. 9(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2010) Larson, Anita; Singh, ShwetaHennepin County requested that Minn-LInK explore the feasibility of prospective longitudinal study of children enrolled in Strong Beginnings (SB) child care programs, utilizing the Hennepin University Partnership (HUP) master agreement. Findings from this work are intended to inform planning for future longitudinal study as well as explore what initial outcome measures are available on SB children.Item Strong Beginnings: Establishing a Baseline of Intermediate Outcomes to Support Long-term Study (ML #9)(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2010) Larson, Anita; Singh, ShwetaHennepin County requested that Minn-LInK explore the feasibility of prospective longitudinal study of children enrolled in Strong Beginnings (SB) child care programs, utilizing the Hennepin University Partnership (HUP) master agreement. Findings from this work are intended to inform planning for future longitudinal study as well as explore what initial outcome measures are available on SB children.Item Are Attendance Gains Sustained? A follow - up on the educational and child welfare outcomes of students with child welfare involvement for educational neglect Minn - LInK Issue Brief No. 8(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009) Larson, Anita; Zuel, Timothy; Swanson, MiraThis study reexamines the school attendance and child welfare involvement of a group of students for whom a report of educational neglect was received by child welfare during the 2000-2001 school year in Minnesota. The majority of these students experienced a marked improvement in their school attendance in the year following their involvement with child welfare in 2002.Item Are Attendance Gains Sustained? A Follow-up on the Educational and Child Welfare Outcomes of Students with Child Welfare Involvement for Educational Neglect (ML #8)(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009) Larson, Anita; Zuel, Timothy; Swanson, MiraThis study reexamines the school attendance and child welfare involvement of a group of students for whom a report of educational neglect was received by child welfare during the 2000-2001 school year in Minnesota. The majority of these students experienced a marked improvement in their school attendance in the year following their involvement with child welfare in 2002.Item Estimating Homeless and Highly Mobile Students Minn-LInK Issue Brief No. 7B(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2008) Larson, Anita M; Meehan, Danielle MTo describe one attempt at using statewide administrative data from child welfare and education systems in one Midwestern state to form a broader picture of how homeless and highly mobile students are faring.Item Homeless and Highly Mobile Students: A description of students from three Minnesota districts(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009) Larson, Anita M; Meehan, Danielle MTo describe one attempt at using statewide administrative data from child welfare and education systems in one Midwestern state to form a broader picture of how homeless and highly mobile students are faring.Item Homeless and Highly Mobile Students: A Description of the Status of Homeless Students from Three School Districts in Minnesota (ML #7)(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009) Larson, Anita M; Meehan, Danielle MTo describe one attempt at using statewide administrative data from child welfare and education systems in one Midwestern state to form a broader picture of how homeless and highly mobile students are faring.Item Children in Treatment Foster Care: Using agency data to study cross-system child outcomes Minn-LInK Issue Brief No. 6(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009) Larson, Anita MUsing statewide data from the Minn-LInK Project and administrative data from one treatment foster care (TFC) agency in Minnesota, a number of cross-system child outcomes were explored. This study was intended to begin to form a broader picture of the status of TFC children and to help fill gaps in the TFC literature by linking TFC program records across other systems. This exploration led to concrete recommendations for TFC agency data systems and data collection practices.Item Children in Treatment Foster Care: Using Agency Data to Study Cross-System Child Outcomes (ML #6)(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009) Larson, Anita MUsing statewide data from the Minn-LInK Project and administrative data from one treatment foster care (TFC) agency in Minnesota, a number of cross-system child outcomes were explored. This study was intended to begin to form a broader picture of the status of TFC children and to help fill gaps in the TFC literature by linking TFC program records across other systems. This exploration led to concrete recommendations for TFC agency data systems and data collection practices.Item The Child Protection and Special Education Outcomes of Part C Participants (ML #5)(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2008)This exploratory study examined a set of outcomes related to children who received Part C early intervention services as infants and toddlers using differently constructed comparison groups.Item The Child Protection and Special Education Outcomes of Part C Participants (ML #5)(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2009)This exploratory study examined a set of outcomes related to children who received Part C early intervention services as infants and toddlers using differently constructed comparison groups.Item Some Outcomes for Teen Parents in Ramsey County are better if they receive both MFIP and Public Health Home Nursing Services(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2007)The intent of this study was to understand whether Public Health nurses were able to successfully integrate MFIP tasks into their existing public health service model and whether there were resulting impacts to select outcomes for teens.Item Educational Outcomes and Family Well-Being of Teen Parents: A Description of the High School Graduation, School Attendance, Subsequent Births, and Child Welfare Contacts of Teen Parents Served in Ramsey County, Minnesota(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2007) Larson, AnitaThe intent of this study was to understand whether Public Health nurses were able to successfully integrate MFIP tasks into their existing public health service model and whether there were resulting impacts to select outcomes for teens.Item Families Affected by the Loss of Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance in 2003: Child Protection School Attendance Wage Status(2007) Larson, Anita; Jefferys, MarcieRelated Report produced by CASCW for the Minnesota Department of Human ServicesItem Child Care Assistance: A Discussion and Review of the Literature An examination of the multiple roles of Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance related to family functioning and well-being(Center for Advanced Studies on Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, 2007) Larson, AnitaThis review of the literature examines the multiple roles of Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance (CCAP) in terms of family functioning and well-being. It offers an overview of how CCAP might be viewed as just one of the complex set of factors that can influence family functioning and child well-being when young children require care.Item Impact of Graduation on Adolescents Involved in Child Protection(2006) Larson, AnitaThis study is a follow-up to a previous report on the high school graduation outcomes of adolescents involved in the child protection system in Minnesota. This new analysis explores the economic outcomes of the cohort of former high school seniors, examining their wages and public assistance use two years after they left high school.Item Teens with Prior Child Protection System Involvement who Graduate from High School have Higher Wages than those who do not Graduate(2006) Larson, AnitaThis study is a follow-up to a previous report on the high school graduation outcomes of adolescents involved in the child protection system in Minnesota. This new analysis explores the economic outcomes of the cohort of former high school seniors, examining their wages and public assistance use two years after they left high school.Item Child Welfare, High School Graduation, and Economic Outcomes: Follow-up on the economic outcomes of young adults who had substantiated maltreatment findings prior to their senior year of high school(2006) Larson, AnitaThis study is a follow-up to a previous report on the high school graduation outcomes of adolescents involved in the child protection system in Minnesota. This new analysis explores the economic outcomes of the cohort of former high school seniors, examining their wages and public assistance use two years after they left high school.Item Graduation Rates are Low for Teens in Child Protection System(2006) Larson, Anita; Jefferys, MarcieWhile Minnesota’s overall high school graduation rate is relatively high, researchers and advocates wanted to know whether the high school graduation rates for teens who have had contact with the child protection system in Minnesota were different from those found in other state studies.Item High School Graduation and Child Welfare: A Description of the Education Status of Older Minnesota Adolescents in the Academic Year After Substantiated Child Maltreatment Findings(2006) Larson, Anita; Jefferys, MarcieWhile Minnesota’s overall high school graduation rate is relatively high, researchers and advocates wanted to know whether the high school graduation rates for teens who have had contact with the child protection system in Minnesota were different from those found in other state studies.