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Parent Involvement, Cultural Capital, and the Achievement Gap Among Elementary School Children slides notes
This presentation is based on a study that examines the extent and impact of five types of parent involvement on elementary school children’s academic achievement by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and parent educational attainment.

Date Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Authors: Natasha K Bowen, Jung-Sook Lee
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Practice, Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Organization and Community Practice, School Social Work
Topics: Children and Families, Community, Diverse Populations, Policy

Treating Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum: A Preliminary Meta-Analysis slides notes
This study is a meta-analysis that evaluates treatment effects for non-psychotic major depression during pregnancy and postpartum. It compares interventions by type, as well as timing of the intervention.

Date Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Authors: Sarah E Bledsoe, Nancy Grote
Applicable Courses: Family and Child Practice, Health Practice, Mental Health Practice, Practice with Women
Topics: Children and Families, Health, Mental Health

Health Care Access of Women With Cognitive Limitations: Evidence of Disability-Based Disparities in Health Care in a National slides notes
This study compares potential and realized use of health care for a national sample of working-age women with cognitive disabilities.

Date Posted: Monday, April 23, 2007
Authors: Susan L Parish
Applicable Courses: Health Policy, Mental Health Policy, Practice with People with Disabilities, Practice with Women
Topics: Health, Mental Health, Policy

The Well-Being of Immigrant Latino Youth: A Framework to Inform Practice slides notes
This presentation summarizes findings regarding the well-being of Latino youth in several domains important to functioning later in life (e.g. mental health, substance use, school functioning, early adult role-taking). Risks and protective factors that impact the adaptation of Latino youth in immigrant families are also discussed. A framework of practice guidelines is proposed to guide helping professionals in assessing the needs of Latino youth.

Date Posted: Friday, September 15, 2006
Authors: Mimi V Chapman, Krista Perreira
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practice, Child and Adolescent Practice, Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Practice, Mental Health Practice, Social Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Diverse Populations, Mental Health, Policy

Saving and Asset Accumulation among Low - Income Families with Children in IDAs   slides notes
This presentation describes a novel approach to addressing poverty through asset development, which can enable low income individuals and families to respond to opportunities and may improve people’s economic, political, and social position.

Date Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2006
Authors: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Kristen Wagner, Fred Ssewamala
Applicable Courses: Family and Child Policy, Organization and Community Practice, Social Policy, Social Welfare Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Community, Policy

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