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Minority Youth and Family Initiative for African-Americans

African American children and families involved with the child welfare system

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Family Stabilization Programs
Scientific Rating NR

Reducing Racial Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Programs
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

3-5-7 Model®

Young people and parents (biological, foster, kinship, and adoptive) receiving services in the child welfare system

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Casework Practice
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Signs of Safety

Children and families where there has been suspected or substantiated child abuse or neglect

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Casework Practice
Scientific Rating NR

Interventions for Neglect
Scientific Rating NR

Motivation and Engagement Programs
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Healthy Families America

Parents/caregivers (adolescents or adults who are pregnant or parenting) and their children ages 0-5 years old (with no minimum or maximum age for parents enrolled).

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Home Visiting Programs for Child Well-Being
Scientific Rating 1

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Positive Discipline Parent Education

Parents of children and adolescents (birth through 18 years) who are typically developing; and teachers of children (toddlers through adolescence) who are typically developing; parents, teachers, and service providers of children with special needs (infants through teens), including children with disorders of attachment, children on the autism spectrum and children exposed to trauma

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Parent Training Programs that Address Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Together Facing the Challenge

Treatment foster parents and agency staff

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Resource Parent Programs
Scientific Rating 2

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

InsideOut Dad®

Incarcerated fathers with children 18 years old and younger, designed specifically for the issues/challenges faced by incarcerated fathers (e.g., challenge of successful reentry)

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Father Involvement Interventions
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Caring Dads: Helping Fathers Value Their Children

Fathers (including biological, step, and common-law) who have who have physically abused, emotionally abused, or neglected their children; exposed their children to domestic violence; or who are deemed to be at high-risk for these behaviors

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Father Involvement Interventions
Scientific Rating NR

Interventions for Abusive Behavior
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High