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Caring for vulnerable children and families during COVID-19

Among the innumerable effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family services, many states have reported a dramatic decrease, some up to 30-40%, in the number of reports to child protective services.

Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare Scholarship awarded

Congratulations to Lani Rosenbaum and Janiyah Davis on receiving this award for 21-22.

Penn State stands out as 'exception' for team research collaboration

Immediate and longitudinal effects of maltreatment on systemic inflammation in young children

Researchers investigated the association between childhood maltreatment and salivary C-reactive protein

SAFE-T Center creates blueprint for community-engaged response to sexual assault

The effort will help enhance access to high-quality care in traditionally underserved communities

Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder following Exposure to Substantiated Child Maltreatment

Researchers examined whether epigenetic age acceleration, a stress-sensitive biomarker derived from DNA methylation, explains variation in PTSD diagnostic status subsequent to child maltreatment.

Helping Congress get the most from research

https://news.psu.edu/story/647668/2021/02/16/research/helping-congress-get-most-research

Spring 2021 internship sites

Without the support of these sites - the minor wouldn't be able to offer the great experience it does!

2021-22 de Lissovoy scholarship receipients

Josephine Currie - Centre County Children & Youth and Devon Gannon - Dauphin County Children and Youth

Revisiting Conventional Wisdom: What Do We Know from 30 Years of Research on Sibling Placement in Foster Care?

Efforts to place sibling groups together in foster care have long been considered best practice and is required under federal law.