title: Infusing protective factors for children in foster care.
abstract: This article looks at an example of infusing protective factors into a child welfare system. Focusing on Illinois and its state child welfare agency, the article reviews some of the research on the relationship between risk behaviors and protective factors of traumatized youth. Next, it looks at adapting treatment and evidence-based early intervention practices to local child welfare settings. These interventions are placed in the wider context of a state plan to enhance protective factors. The article reviews how the state and local plans have been influenced by federal policies and how the Illinois experience might help refine future policy.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Services and Policy Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 710 North Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-3072, USA. e-griffin@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Gene
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McEwen
authors.forename: Bryan H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.forename: Hayward
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suggs
authors.forename: Juanita L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Redd
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McClelland
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking