An Unconditional War on Poverty: Action and Reaction

Christopher Greeley and Robert Sanborn\u27s introduction to Volume 7, Issue 1: 50 Years After the War on Poverty: Historic Victories and New Challenges

The Future of Our Children

Christopher Greeley and Robert Sanborn\u27s introduction to Volume 7, Issue 2: The Critical Years: Research and Progress in Early Education and Early Brain Development

Implications for Immigrant Child Health: Creating Evidence-Based Practice in a Changing Environment

Executive Editors, Dr. Robert Sanborn and Dr. Christopher Greeley, discuss the implications of research presented in the Journal of Applied Research on Children 10 (1) regarding the well being of immigrant children

Improving the Health Care of Foster Children Throughout the US: Texas, a Case Example

Children who have been exposed to the foster care system comprise a high-risk, vulnerable, and potentially medically complex population that has both poor health and poor access to health care. This review with Texas as a case example aims to describe the health and health care issues impacting children in foster care (CFCs), the state and federal level mechanisms to ensure appropriate funding for the health care of CFCs, and recent legislative efforts to improve the health and health care access for CFCs. The review discusses potential solutions in regards to improving the health of CFCs through four main domains: facilitating integration of care through delivery mechanisms such as the medical home; understanding the role of trauma and toxic stress and consequently the impact of trauma-informed care on the health of CFCs; improving mental health screening efforts and tools; and enhancing access to appropriate mental health care services

Nutrition and Food Insecurity

Christopher Greeley and Robert Sanborn\u27s introduction to Volume 6, Issue 2: Nutrition and Food Insecurity

Review: Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective

A review of Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective by Louise Shelley

Child Maltreatment Prevention – Finding Common Ground with Unintentional Injury Prevention

Child Maltreatment Prevention – Finding Common Ground with Unintentional Injury Preventio

Report from the Field: The Results of a Community Needs Assessment for Parent Education in Houston, Texas

Introduction: An evolving body of research has demonstrated that parent education has a positive impact on children, parents, and the community. CHILDREN AT RISK conducted a needs assessment of parent support programs in Houston, Texas to determine if there was perceived need and community support for a community-wide approach to evidence-based parent education. Setting: The needs assessment was conducted by a research and advocacy non-profit that had the support of academic advisors in Houston, Texas. Methodology: The needs assessment included 70 key informant interviews, 3 focus groups, data collection, a literature review, and a participating stakeholder survey from 28 organizations. Findings: Less than 1% of parents have access to evidence-based parent education in Houston, Texas despite a perceived need and a willingness from community organizations to make evidence-based parenting support programs more available to parents. Conclusion: Conducting a rigorous needs assessment in conjunction with building partnerships and a coalition is a successful strategy to develop and move forward with recommendations that are supported by research and the community

A National Survey of Parent Support Legislation and Regulations

Introduction: Parent education has a positive impact on children, parents, families, and the community. CHILDREN AT RISK and Bracewell & Giuliani LLP conducted a policy scan of state statutes regarding parent education. Methodology: To identify state statutes that address parent education, we conducted a search of statutes in all 50 states using keywords and the online legal research systems. After all state-level policies were ascertained, we selected the most relevant statutes to parent education and identified major themes. Results: The policy scan identified statutes regarding non-mandated parent education in 40 out of the 50 states. Common themes include: home visitation programs, funding through a Children’s Trust Fund, early childhood initiatives, use of evidence-based programs, and a community-based component to the parent education statute. Discussion: In a needs assessment of parent education in Houston, Texas, stigma and funding were identified as the biggest barriers to increasing the availability of parent education. Funding was addressed in a few state policies, but stigma was not addressed. While parent support programs have many demonstrated positive effects, the effect of the various mandated parent support strategies remains unproven. Conclusion: While most states have statutes regarding parent education, more evaluation and research is needed on how these policies are implemented and their measured impact on families in the state

Workshop on Mars Sample Return Science

Martian magnetic history; quarantine issues; surface modifying processes; climate and atmosphere; sampling sites and strategies; and life sciences were among the topics discussed