Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
4-30-2024
Publication Title
Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship Lecture
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
Abstract
Youth mistreated within the foster care system are more likely to miss school as compared to non-maltreated peers. A single report of child maltreatment has a rapid and negative effect on school attendance and causes serious, long-term effects on school performance. A report of maltreatment substantiated by the department of family and child services removes a youth from a foster home and places the child in an alternative setting. These disruptions in foster care often result in additional problems with school behavior, achievement, and attendance. This lecture will explore how disruptions in foster care affect school behavior and performance and will offer a series of actions and policy recommendations to increase educational support for our most at risk youth in Nevada.
Keywords
Youth; Foster care; Group home; Placements; School performance; Behavior; Attendance; Nevada
Disciplines
Early Childhood Education | Education Policy | Elementary Education | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatry and Psychology | Public Policy | Social Work
File Format
File Size
4.6 MB
Run Time
1:02:31
Language
English
Repository Citation
Constantine, M.
(2024).
How and Why Foster Care Impacts Maltreated Youths' School Performance.
Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship Lecture
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lincy_events/4
Included in
Early Childhood Education Commons, Education Policy Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Mental and Social Health Commons, Psychiatry and Psychology Commons, Public Policy Commons, Social Work Commons
Comments
The Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship is awarded annually to support an outstanding UNLV Ph.D. student completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined. At the end of their fellowship year, fellows present their doctoral research in a public forum.