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Home » Research Projects » Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption

Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption Projects

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Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP)

Researcher(s):
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption Families, children and youth
Sponsors:Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children's Bureau
End Date2023

Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative

Researcher(s):
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
  • Barbara Ball, PhD
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS)
End Date2023

AdoptUSKids Evaluation Project

Researcher(s):
  • Ruth G. McRoy, Ph.D.
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Adoption Exchange Association Children's Bureau
End Date2022

Fairbanks Psychoanalytic Research Collaboration-RCT of Family Minds Intervention

Researcher(s):
  • Tina Adkins, Ph.D.
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption Parenting
Sponsors:Sue Fairbanks
End Date2022

Child Welfare Education Collaboration

Researcher(s):
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption Social work education
Sponsors:Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS)
End Date2020

Texas Youth Permanency Study

Researcher(s):
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Upbring
End Date2020

Safe Babies program evaluation

Researcher(s):
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption Parenting
Sponsors:First3Years
End Date2020

Family Therapeutics Evaluation

Researcher(s):
  • Beth Gerlach, Ph.D., LCSW
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Center for Child Protection
End Date2020

Quality Improvement Center for Adoption & Guardianship Support & Preservation: Evaluation Component

Researcher(s):
  • Rowena Fong, Ed.D.
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children's Bureau
End Date2019

Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Evaluation

Researcher(s):
  • Beth Gerlach, Ph.D., LCSW
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS)
End Date2019

Strategic plan for positive sexual health for youth in out-of-home settings

Researcher(s):
  • Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSW
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption Juvenile/Criminal justice Sexual health
Sponsors:St. David's Foundation
End Date2019

Adoption Openness—Longitudinal Birthmother Outcomes

Researcher(s):
  • Ruth G. McRoy, Ph.D.
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Topics:Child welfare/Foster care/Adoption
Sponsors:Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Lois and Samuel Silberman Fund New York Community Trust U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
End Date2017
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