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The Resource Center's virtual library collects material from a wide array of organizations available in a variety of formats to build a knowledge base around healthy marriage and relationship education, integration into safety-net service systems, and related topics for couples, educators, policy makers, public service agencies, and other safety-net stakeholders.

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Caregivers, Caseworkers, and Biological Parents: Risk Factors for Foster Teen Pregnancy and Ways You Can Make a Difference.

This resource is designed to provide kin and foster caregivers, caseworkers, and biological parents of children in foster care with information about the physical, emotional, and psychological concerns related to teen reproductive health in the foster care system. It aims to help all involved...
Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma

Discusses the nature of trauma, especially abuse or neglect, the effects of trauma on children and youth, and ways to help a child who has experienced trauma. Parents or foster parents who do not understand the effects of trauma may misinterpret their child’s behavior, and attempts to address...
Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Discusses how foster and adoptive parents can help children and adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse. It provides basic information about sexual abuse and links to other information so that parents can educate themselves about the topic. The factsheet suggests ways to establish...
Foster Parents' Understanding of the Foster Child's Perspective: Does it Matter and Can it be Changed?

Socio-emotional outcomes for children placed in care are more positive when foster parents have a secure state of mind regarding attachment and are able to think about the child’s unique psychological perspective (Dozier, Stovall, Albus & Bates, 2001; Schofield & Beek, 2005a). One aspect...
La crianza de un niño que ha sido víctima de abuso sexual: Una guía para padres de crianza y adoptivos (Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents)

Discute cómo los padres de crianza y adoptivos pueden ayudar a niños y adolescentes que han experimentado abuso sexual. Ofrece información básica sobre qué es el abuso sexual y enlaces a otra información para ayudar a los padres a aprender sobre el tema. La hoja informativa incluye sugerencias...
La crianza de un niño que ha experimentado trauma (Parenting a Child Who Has Experienced Trauma)

Analiza la naturaleza del trauma (particularmente trauma causado por abuso o negligencia), sus efectos en niños y jóvenes y las maneras de ayudar a un niño que ha experimentado trauma. Los padres biológicos o de crianza que no entienden las consecuencias del trauma pueden malinterpretar el...
Do you have something you think is appropriate for the library? While library staff scour various resources seeking items for the collection, it is not possible for staff to have access to all marriage and family-related resources. This is where you can help by sharing materials created by your program so that they may be reviewed or used by program staff, resource families, or related professionals for the purpose of improving service delivery for families.

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