TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnant Teens in Foster Care
T2 - Concepts, Issues, and Challenges in Conducting Research on Vulnerable Populations
AU - Lieberman, Lisa D.
AU - Bryant, Linda L.
AU - Boyce, Keneca
AU - Beresford, Patricia
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Teens in foster care give birth at over twice the rate of other teens. Unique challenges exist for these vulnerable teens and babies, yet research on such populations, particularly within the systems that serve them, is limited. A demonstration project at Inwood House, a residential foster care agency in New York City, from 2000 to 2005, at the same time that the Administration for Children's Services was exploring policy and practice changes for this population, is described. Research design and implementation issues, descriptive data, and experiences provide lessons for improving the evidence base to meet the needs of pregnant teens in care.
AB - Teens in foster care give birth at over twice the rate of other teens. Unique challenges exist for these vulnerable teens and babies, yet research on such populations, particularly within the systems that serve them, is limited. A demonstration project at Inwood House, a residential foster care agency in New York City, from 2000 to 2005, at the same time that the Administration for Children's Services was exploring policy and practice changes for this population, is described. Research design and implementation issues, descriptive data, and experiences provide lessons for improving the evidence base to meet the needs of pregnant teens in care.
KW - child welfare
KW - foster care
KW - organizations/systems
KW - pregnant teens
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84900005670&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15548732.2014.895793
DO - 10.1080/15548732.2014.895793
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84900005670
SN - 1554-8732
VL - 8
SP - 143
EP - 163
JO - Journal of Public Child Welfare
JF - Journal of Public Child Welfare
IS - 2
ER -