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The primary aim of my research is to evaluate programs and policies designed to promote positive outcomes for youth in the child welfare system. Youth in the child welfare system often come to care with a wide range of significant social, emotional, developmental, and educational needs. Policies that are initiated by state and federal agencies to address these needs must be properly evaluated to ensure they are having the intended effect.
Disciplines
- Psychology
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The Role of Kinship Involvement in Developing Strengths for Youth in the Foster Care System
Hodgkinson, N., Masuda, T. & Leon, S. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers to the involvement of extended family and fictive kin in the lives of children in foster care
Leon, S. C., Hodgkinson, N., Osborne, J., Lutz, N. M. & Hindt, L. A., 2024, In: Journal of Public Child Welfare. 18, 5, p. 915-934 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond family: Patterns of kin and fictive kin caregivers among children in the child welfare system
Osborne, J. & Leon, S. C., Aug 2024, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 163, 107823.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implicit Self Esteem Moderates the Association Between Explicit Self Esteem and Externalizing Behaviors
Leon, S. C., Lutz, N., Hindt, L. A., Huguenel, B. M. & Osborne, J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 32, 7, p. 2015-2025 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecological Disruptions and Well-Being Among Children in Foster Care
Hindt, L. A. & Leon, S. C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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