30 Days to Family®
Children ages 0-17 who have just entered or re-entered foster care and their families
Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents
Definition
Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents are defined by the CEBC as interventions to increase the timely achievement of permanency for adolescents by locating one or more adults that will care for the child or youth up to and beyond the age of 18. The interventions reviewed for this area are designed to address the various barriers to permanency for adolescents including emotional or behavioral disorders that may be present in the youth, no availability of a caring adult in the youth's life, and court or other legal delays to achieving permanency. Note: Many states offer a subsidized guardianship program to enhance permanency through establishing legal guardianship of children in foster care, please click here for more information about these types of programs.
- Target population: Child and youth in out-of-home placements
- Services/types that fit: Services that include caregiver recruitment efforts and/or intensive searches for family members as well as services to address the needs of these youth and support youth in permanent placements
- Delivered by: Child welfare workers, mental health professionals, or trained paraprofessionals
- In order to be included: Program must specifically target youth permanency as a goal
- In order to be rated: There must be research evidence (as specified by the Scientific Rating Scale) that examines permanency-related outcomes, such as exits from out-of-home care, family connections, or placement disruptions
Definition
Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents are defined by the CEBC as interventions to increase the timely achievement of permanency for adolescents by locating one or more adults that will care for the child or youth up to and beyond the age of 18. The interventions reviewed for this area are designed to address the various barriers to permanency for adolescents including emotional or behavioral disorders that may be present in the youth, no availability of a caring adult in the youth's life, and court or other legal delays to achieving permanency. Note: Many states offer a subsidized guardianship program to enhance permanency through establishing legal guardianship of children in foster care, please click here for more information about these types of programs.
- Target population: Child and youth in out-of-home placements
- Services/types that fit: Services that include caregiver recruitment efforts and/or intensive searches for family members as well as services to address the needs of these youth and support youth in permanent placements
- Delivered by: Child welfare workers, mental health professionals, or trained paraprofessionals
- In order to be included: Program must specifically target youth permanency as a goal
- In order to be rated: There must be research evidence (as specified by the Scientific Rating Scale) that examines permanency-related outcomes, such as exits from out-of-home care, family connections, or placement disruptions
Programs
Child-Focused Recruitment – Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
Children 9-18 years of age that have been freed for adoption or with a plan for adoption with an emphasis on older youth waiting to be adopted; also appropriate for younger children with special needs, part of a sibling group, or with mental or physical challenges
Family Finding
Children and youth (birth through young adulthood), who have been disconnected from their families by virtue of placement outside of their home, community, and kinship network.
Child Protective Services Reintegration Project
Children/Adolescents ages 5-17 who reside in therapeutic or residential placement facilitated by child welfare and have an Axis I diagnosis (i.e., a clinical disorder(s), including major mental disorders, learning disorders, and substance use disorders) and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)
Extreme Recruitment®
Children ages 10-18 years old who have been in out-of-home care for over 15 months; the program will also work with younger children if they are part of a sibling group that includes a child aged 10-18 years old
Mockingbird Family(TM)
Children, adolescents, and foster families
Programs
30 Days to Family®
Children ages 0-17 who have just entered or re-entered foster care and their families
Child-Focused Recruitment – Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
Children 9-18 years of age that have been freed for adoption or with a plan for adoption with an emphasis on older youth waiting to be adopted; also appropriate for younger children with special needs, part of a sibling group, or with mental or physical challenges
Family Finding
Children and youth (birth through young adulthood), who have been disconnected from their families by virtue of placement outside of their home, community, and kinship network.
Child Protective Services Reintegration Project
Children/Adolescents ages 5-17 who reside in therapeutic or residential placement facilitated by child welfare and have an Axis I diagnosis (i.e., a clinical disorder(s), including major mental disorders, learning disorders, and substance use disorders) and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)
Extreme Recruitment®
Children ages 10-18 years old who have been in out-of-home care for over 15 months; the program will also work with younger children if they are part of a sibling group that includes a child aged 10-18 years old
Mockingbird Family(TM)
Children, adolescents, and foster families
Why was this topic chosen by the Advisory Committee?
The Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents topic area is relevant to child welfare because research studies point to the linkage between successful youth development and the quality of relationships with family of origin, kin, and other significant adults. Yet, the child welfare system has historically focused on preparation for adulthood for adolescents in the foster care system through independent living and life skills attainment. This focus has proven to be inadequate given what we know of the poor outcomes that emancipated youth experience (e.g., homelessness, criminal involvement, substance abuse, etc.). Although there are many issues that underlie poor adult outcomes for former foster youth (e.g., unresolved trauma, mental health needs, etc.), assisting youth to secure lifelong connections becomes a critical programmatic component for child welfare agencies that, along with other key supports, can significantly alter the youth's life trajectory and improve outcomes.
Jorge Cabrera, Senior Director
Casey Family Programs
San Diego, CA
Why was this topic chosen by the Advisory Committee?
The Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents topic area is relevant to child welfare because research studies point to the linkage between successful youth development and the quality of relationships with family of origin, kin, and other significant adults. Yet, the child welfare system has historically focused on preparation for adulthood for adolescents in the foster care system through independent living and life skills attainment. This focus has proven to be inadequate given what we know of the poor outcomes that emancipated youth experience (e.g., homelessness, criminal involvement, substance abuse, etc.). Although there are many issues that underlie poor adult outcomes for former foster youth (e.g., unresolved trauma, mental health needs, etc.), assisting youth to secure lifelong connections becomes a critical programmatic component for child welfare agencies that, along with other key supports, can significantly alter the youth's life trajectory and improve outcomes.
Jorge Cabrera, Senior Director
Casey Family Programs
San Diego, CA
Topic Expert
The Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents topic area was added in 2012. Peter Pecora, PhD was the topic expert and was involved in identifying and rating any of the programs with an original load date in 2012 (as found on the bottom of the program's page on the CEBC) or others loaded earlier and added to this topic area when it launched. The topic area has grown over the years and any programs added since 2012 were identified by CEBC staff, the Scientific Panel, and/or the Advisory Committee. For these programs, Dr. Pecora was not involved in identifying or rating them.
Topic Expert
The Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents topic area was added in 2012. Peter Pecora, PhD was the topic expert and was involved in identifying and rating any of the programs with an original load date in 2012 (as found on the bottom of the program's page on the CEBC) or others loaded earlier and added to this topic area when it launched. The topic area has grown over the years and any programs added since 2012 were identified by CEBC staff, the Scientific Panel, and/or the Advisory Committee. For these programs, Dr. Pecora was not involved in identifying or rating them.