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Mon, 10/03/2022

School of Social Welfare Launches New Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family, Community and Social Justice

The new center focuses on a multisystem, multi-sector approach to child welfare.
Thu, 08/04/2022

KU-led study explore predictive factors of youths who run from foster care

In a new study conducted by University of Kansas researchers, youth reported running away to have a say in their own lives, to connect with family and to escape untenable placement environments.
Mon, 08/01/2022

Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family, Community & Social Justice Launches

A team of KU School of Social Welfare researchers is working to bring about that kind of child welfare system transformation. They envision a new approach, focused on family well-being, where systems listen to the needs and aspirations of communities and work collaboratively to create a proactive, responsive, and equitable network of services and supports.
Wed, 12/15/2021

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...

Tue, 11/30/2021

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...

Thu, 11/04/2021

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. ...

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