ReSHAPING"Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”: The lived experience of sexual health among sexual minority girls in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, June 2020 John P. Salerno, Olivia Kachingwe, Jessica N. Fish, Eshana Parekh, Melanie...
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“The internet is not private”
ReSHAPING"The internet is not private:” The role of social media in sexual health among youth in foster care Journal of Adolescence, July 2020 Olivia Kachingwe, John Salerno, Bradley Boekeloo, Jessica Fish, Melanie Geddings-Hayes, Faduma Adena, Elizabeth M. Aparicio...
Protect Your Rights
Protect Your Rights: For Youth Who Are Pregnant and Parenting2020In the United States, students who are pregnant or parenting have rights, protected under Title IX. As a partner on Map 2 Success, a project of the Baltimore City Health Department and Maryland...
What do adolescent parents need to prevent repeat pregnancy? A qualitative investigation
ReSHAPINGWhat do adolescent parents need to prevent repeat pregnancy? A qualitative investigation Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 2019 Grace S. Hubel, Angela D. Moreland Suggested Citation Hubel, G. S., & Moreland, A. D. (2019). What do adolescent parents...
Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems
ReSHAPINGEvidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems: Outcomes across settings, Children and Youth Services Review Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Elizabeth Aparicio, Katie Massey Combs, Claudette...
Early childbirth among foster youth
ReSHAPINGEarly childbirth among foster youth: A latent class analysis to determine subgroups at increased risk Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2019 Bryn King, Claudette Grinnell-Davis, Elizabeth Aparicio, Andrea Lane Eastman Suggested Citation King,...
“My body is strong and amazing”
ReSHAPING"My body is strong and amazing:" Embodied experiences of pregnancy and birth among young women in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW; Claudette Grinnell-Davis, PhD, MS, MSW; Bryn King, PhD, MSW; and Svetlana...
Power Through Choices: Final Impact Evaluation Report
Final Impacts of the Power Through Choices Program Evaluation Reports September 2016Power Through Choices was evaluated as part of the federal Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) in collaboration with the Oklahoma Institute for Child...
The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care
ReSHAPINGThe sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2018 Amy Dworsky, PhD, MSW, BA Suggested Citation Dworsky, A. (2018). The sexual and reproductive health of youth in foster care. In Elizabeth Trejos and Nancy Trevino...
Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare
ReSHAPINGService needs of adolescent parents in child welfare: is an evidence-based, structured, in-home behavioral parent training protocol effective? Child Abuse & Neglect, 2016 Grace S. Hubel, Whitney L. Rostad, Shannon Self-Brown, Angela D. Moreland Suggested...
A Path Analysis Predicting Contraceptive Use Among Youth Formerly in Foster Care
ReSHAPINGA Path Analysis Predicting Contraceptive Use Among Youth Formerly in Foster Care: Intention or Unmet Need? Society for Social Work and Research, 2018 Katie Massey Combs, Inna Altschul, Samantha M. Brown, Heather Taussig Suggested Citation Combs, K. M. (2018)....
What Works When Engaging In Real Talk With Foster Youth Around Dating and Sexual Behaviors?
ReSHAPINGWhat Works When Engaging In Real Talk With Foster Youth Around Dating and Sexual Behaviors?Healthy Teen Network's 38th Annual National Conference, 2017Rhoda Smith, PhD, MSW, Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW Suggested Citation Smith, R. & Aparicio, E. (2017)....
Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care
ReSHAPINGSexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care: The Impact of Sexual Orientation Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference, 2017 Svetlana Shpiegel, Elizabeth Aparicio, Claudette L. Grinnell-Davis, Dana Prince Suggested...
Pregnancy and Childbearing Among Young Adults Who Experienced Foster Care
ReSHAPINGPregnancy and Childbearing Among Young Adults Who Experienced Foster Care Child Maltreatment, 2016 Katie Massey Combs, Stephanie Begun, Deborah J. Rinehart, Heather Taussig Suggested Citation Combs, K. M. (2017). Pregnancy and Childbearing Among Young Adults...
Predictors of early childbirth among female adolescents in foster care
ReSHAPINGPredictors of early childbirth among female adolescents in foster care Journal of Adolescent Health, 2017 Bryn King, Melissa Van Wert Suggested CitationKing, B., & Van Wert, M. (2017). Predictors of early childbirth among female adolescents in foster...
First births to maltreated adolescent girls
ReSHAPINGFirst births to maltreated adolescent girls: Differences associated with spending time in foster care Child Maltreatment, 2017 Bryn King, PhD, MSW Suggested Citation King, B. (2017). First births to maltreated adolescent girls: Differences associated with...
An Examination of Foster Youth Socialization to Dating and Sexual Behaviors
ReSHAPINGAn Examination of Foster Youth Socialization to Dating and Sexual Behaviors Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects, 2017 Rhoda Smith, PhD, MSW Suggested Citation Smith, R. (2017) An Examination of Foster Youth Socialization to...
Employment Outcomes of Young Parents Who Age Out of Foster Care
ReSHAPINGEmployment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care Children and Youth Services Review, January 2017 Amy Dworsky, Elissa Gitlow Suggested Citation Dworsky, A., & Gitlow, E. (2017). Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster...
Mixed Messages
ReSHAPINGMixed Messages: The current state of teen pregnancy prevention in Travis County, TX The Healthy Youth Partnership, Child and Family Research Institute, 2015 Monica Faulkner, Laura Marra, Kate McKerlie Suggested Citation Brazeal, J., Marra, L., McKerlie, K....
Intimate partner violence and pregnant and parenting adolescents in out‐of‐home care
ReSHAPINGIntimate partner violence and pregnant and parenting adolescents in out‐of‐home care: Reflections on a data set and implications for intervention Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2016 Judith W Herrman PhD, RN, FAAN; Nadine Finigan-Carr PhD; and Kathertine M Haigh...
”I want to be better than you’
ReSHAPING''I want to be better than you:' lived experiences of intergenerational child maltreatment prevention among teenage mothers in and beyond foster care Child and Family Social Work, 2016 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW Suggested Citation Aparicio, E. M. (2016). 'I...
Extended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth
ReSHAPINGExtended Foster Care for Transition-Age Youth: An Opportunity for Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting Support Journal of Adolescent Health, 2016 Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Ivy Hammond, Andrea Lane Eastman, Jacquelyn McCroskey, Daniel Webster Suggested Citation...
“I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”
ReSHAPING"I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This": The unfolding journey of teenage motherhood in and beyond foster care Qualitative Social Work, June 2016 Elizabeth M Aparicio, Deborah Gioia, Edward V Pecukonis Suggested Citation Aparicio, E. M. (2016)....
Child welfare services involvement among the children of young parents in foster care
ReSHAPINGChild welfare services involvement among the children of young parents in foster care Child Abuse & Neglect, 2015 Amy Dworsky, PhD, MSW, BA Suggested Citation Dworsky, A. (2015). Child welfare services involvement among the children of young parents in...
“The love that I was missing”
ReSHAPING"The love that I was missing": Exploring the lived experience of motherhood among teen mothers in foster care Children and Youth Services, 2015 Elizabeth Aparicio, Edward V. Pecukonis, Shalita O'Neale Suggested Citation Aparicio, E. M. (2015). "The love that...
Preventing Rapid Repeat Pregnancy and Promoting Positive Parenting among Young Mothers in Foster Care
ReSHAPINGPreventing Rapid Repeat Pregnancy and Promoting Positive Parenting among Young Mothers in Foster Care Social Work in Public Health, 2014 Nadine M. Finigan-Carr, Kantahyanee W. Murray, Julia M. O'Connor, Berenice R. Rushovich, Desyree A. Dixon, Richard P....
Stopping the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect
ReSHAPINGStopping the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Call to Action to Focus on Pregnant and Parenting Youth in and Aging Out of the Foster Care System Journal of Public Child Welfare, 2013 Jennifer Mullins Geiger, Lisa Ann Schelbe Suggested Citation Mullins...
Psychosocial pathways to sexually transmitted infection risk among youth transitioning out of foster care
ReSHAPINGPsychosocial pathways to sexually transmitted infection risk among youth transitioning out of foster care: Evidence from a longitudinal cohort study Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013 Kym R Ahrens, Cari McCarty, Jane Simoni, Amy Dworsky, Mark E Courtney...
Pathways to STI Risk for Adolescents in Foster Care
ReSHAPINGPathways to STI Risk for Adolescents in Foster Care: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study of Youth Transitioning Out of Care Journal of Adolescent Health, 2013 Kym R. Ahrens, Carolyn McCarty, Mark E. Courtney, Amy Dworsky, Jane Simoni Suggested Citation Ahrens,...
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