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Child Protection Intervention and the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Female Adolescents Ages 13 to 17 Years
Apr 27, 2022The study found increased risk of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes among female adolescents investigated by CPS.
Understanding How Child Temperament, Negative Parenting, and Dyadic Parent-Child Behavioral Variability Interact to Influence Externalizing Problems
Apr 16, 2022To better understand the development of externalizing behavior, this study examines how multiple levels of influence (child temperament, negative parenting, and dyadic interactions) work together to increase externalizing behaviors over time.
Timely Permanency for Children in Foster Care: Revisiting Core Assumptions about Children’s Options and Outcomes
Apr 14, 2022New open-access article featuring our own Sarah Font and T32 postdoctoral fellow Lindsey Palmer focuses on what family courts need to know about permanency, family reunification, and adoption for children in foster care.
Child abuse investigations may not prevent poor sexual health outcomes in girls
Mar 30, 2022An article highlighting a study by Sarah Font and Jennie Noll that was published in JAMA Pediatrics
Comparing qPCR and DNA methylation-based measurements of telomere length in a high-risk pediatric cohort
Mar 28, 2022Researchers examined the comparability of leukocyte TL measurements generated using qPCR to those estimated using DNAmTL in a high-risk pediatric cohort.
PSU program helps transition students in foster care
Mar 16, 2022For many youth in the foster care system, continuing their education at the collegiate level may seem out of reach.
The Penn State Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is proud of our very own Fostering Lions Program for making a difference in the lives of foster youth across the state.
Mar 1, 2022Fostering Support: The Fostering Lions Program helps fill in the gap of care and resources that former foster youth may experience.
How do the effects of childhood abuse extend into middle age?
Feb 16, 2022CMSN's very own Chad Shenk is the lead researcher on this project, hoping to “unlock the secrets of resilience” so they can create interventions for people who have suffered trauma.
