Child Welfare

Every year more than 700,000 children are abused or neglected, and each day 1,200 children are removed from their families to enter foster care. The consequences of child maltreatment can be profound and may endure long after the abuse or neglect occurs, affecting various aspects of an individual's development. Yet, fewer than four in ten abused or neglected children and families receive necessary services and supports to overcome challenges.

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Ann-Marie Faria

Ann-Marie Faria

Principal Researcher
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Human Services
Related Work

Using Data to Improve Program Implementation

18 Jul 2011
This presentation outlines how state and local agencies can develop cost-effective, research-based approaches that holistically address the social emotional, academic, and health needs of children and youth, focusing on asset development along with treatment.

Benefits of Systems of Care for Child Welfare

28 Apr 2011
This document describes the common goals and shared values between systems of care and child welfare, explains why child welfare should be involved in systems of care, and lists the benefits to child welfare from participating as part of a system of care.

Evaluation of Policies, Procedures, and Practices Affecting the Education of Children Residing in Group Homes

05 Apr 2011
The purpose of this project was to conduct a study of the education received by youth residing in licensed children's institutions (group homes) throughout California.

Addressing Mental Health Services Disparities for Ethnically Diverse Children

05 Apr 2011
This study addresses a significant shortcoming in the delivery of behavioral health services to children, namely, the large socio-economic and ethnic disparities between children who utilize services and those children who do not utilize services.

Data Dashboard, Evaluation, and Consultation Support for New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services

AIR was asked to identify measures that would (1) gauge the progress of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) toward excellence and equity in the well-being of children, adults, and families; (2) function as a “dashboard” for monitoring; and (3) allow stakeholders to gauge the ...

Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center (WPIC)

Native Alaskan children, who are a majority of the children placed out-of-home in the state, face many challenges, as do Navajo Nation families in all 50 states. The Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center was funded by the Children’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership)

The TA Partnership provides technical assistance to state, regional, and county system of care communities currently funded to operate the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program, including those that have juvenile justice-involved youth as a population of focus. ...

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)

AIR created the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to bridge the gap between the body of research on improving services for children with emotional and behavioral problems, and the actual practice of serving them.

Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP)

The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs was formed in 2008 to enhance collaboration among 19 federal departments/agencies to improve outcomes for youth.

Research Roundtable on Children of Color in the Child Welfare System

The purpose of this project was to clarify, through recent research, the reasons for ethnic disproportionalities in child welfare, to make policy and practice recommendations to the Children’s Bureau, and to publish the research in a respected journal.