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School of Social Welfare Launches New Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family, Community and Social Justice
KU-led study explore predictive factors of youths who run from foster care
Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family, Community & Social Justice Launches
KU Researchers Land Grant to Support Children's Families When Removed From Parents' Homes
University of Kansas researchers have secured a grant to help support children’s relatives and family members to care for them when they are removed from their parents’ home and placed in the foster system. The project, known as Kansas Invests in Families, or KinVest, will improve policy and practices as...
KU Researchers to Lead Program to Improve Safe Sleep Practices for Infants, Families
Information on safe sleep practices for infants that could prevent tragic injuries or deaths may not always reach parents or caregivers. The University of Kansas has secured a grant to evaluate several programs that seek to train parents, provide them with safe sleeping equipment and collaborate with community members, agencies...
KU lands grant to help transform foster system, keep children in the home
Researchers at the University of Kansas have received a $3.7 million grant to help transition from a child welfare system that reacts to problematic home situations to one that provides resources and meets needs to prevent children from being removed from their families. ...