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

pdf

File Size

4.6 MB

Run Time

1:02:31

Streaming Media

Language

English

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.


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