RESEARCH

PAST PROJECT

ACE Screening as a Tool for Improving Health Access and Outcomes for Children and Youth in California

CalAIM-funded ACE screening and response activities enable healthcare providers to identify children and youth vulnerable to toxic stress and connect families with trauma-responsive services.

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Collaborative Reform in Child Welfare for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence in the Antelope Valley

In 2023, the UCLA Pritzker Center launched a pilot study in partnership with Valley Oasis, a domestic violence service agency, and the DCFS Lancaster Regional Office to respond to recommendations in the earlier report.

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Beyond Blind Removal: Color Consciousness and Anti-Racism in Los Angeles County Child Welfare

Blind removal aims to reduce racial disproportionality by removing racial demographics from the removal decision-making process after an investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect.

Beautiful baby girl enjoying making soap bubbles in the park while spending a beautiful sunny day with her diverse parents outside. Happy multiracial family concept.

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Barriers to Reducing Racial Disproportionality of Black Children in Los Angeles County Child Welfare

This project explores the barriers to reducing disproportionality in Los Angeles County's child welfare system by analyzing data collected through interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis.

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Courageous Conversations

Racial equity and disproportionality are prominent features of reimagining the child welfare system. Our research poses ideas for reform.
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Child Welfare and Domestic Violence: The Report on Intersection and Action

Our research explores the gaps in policy, practice, training, data collection and cultural competency where domestic violence and foster care merge, and proposes thoughtful solutions appropriate for local and national audiences.

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Therapeutic Dance for the Healing of Sexual Trauma: A Systematic Review

A systematic review to summarize the existing evidence for therapeutic dance as an intervention for healing after sexual trauma.

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Mental Health Among Foster & Adopted Youth

The Pritzker Foster Care Initiative supported this research through a generous grant to research the transition from in-person to telemental health services among foster and adopted youth.

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Substance Abuse & the Child Welfare System

In partnership with A New Way of Life, the UCLA Pritzker Center completed this report on substance use and the child welfare system.

 

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Resource Parents Navigating Two Pandemics: The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 and Racial Injustice

These follow-up studies examined how resource parents (i.e., foster, kindship, NREFM, foster/adoptive) navigated the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing racial injustice over time.

Mother puts on her baby sterile medical mask at sunset during pandemic. Little boy and mom in medical mask.

PAST PROJECT

The Impact of COVID-19 on Foster and Relative Caregivers

Over 600 resource parents in Los Angeles County were surveyed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on them and the children in their care.

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LA County Department of Mental Health + Office of Education

Creating a healthy, equitable transition back to in-school learning for students and parents during COVID-19.

 

Happy family in the park. Father, mother and children are running, having fun and enjoying summer evening.

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UCLA Pritzker Center Seed Grants

Part of our ongoing effort to promote research and collaboration with the community.