Show: The Imprint Weekly

Older Youth in Foster Care, Treating Withdrawal in Newborns, and More Recent Headlines

This week we review some new research on older youth in foster care, and the impact of mother bonding in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms for opioid-exposed newborns.

We also discuss several recent stories published in The Imprint, including the first installment of a series looking at the haphazard rules around sexual and reproductive health for youth in foster care; how a small group of parent activists eventually effected the closure of California’s state-run youth prisons; and more.
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Less Older Youth in Foster Care, But Path to Permanency Remains an Issue https://bit.ly/3pctSOS A Fourth Path to Permanency: The SOUL Family https://bit.ly/3QbSiB8 “Eat, Sleep, Console” reduces hospital stay and need for medication among opioid-exposed infants https://bit.ly/41DtNBg A Cheaper Preservation Approach to Keep Babies Exposed to Opioids with Mom https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/cheaper-preservation-approach-keep-babies-exposed-opioids-mom/31417 High Stakes, Silent Systems: Foster Care’s Missing Policies For Sexual and Reproductive Health https://bit.ly/45cMXkP The Untold Story of How a Stubborn Group of Parents Helped Shutter the Nation’s Largest Youth Prison System https://bit.ly/3nSUlB3 Washington State Plans to Move Foster Youth Out of Hotels and Offices https://bit.ly/44Z7Y24 States Nationwide ‘Professionalize’ Foster Parenting to Better Support Youth https://bit.ly/3pH5Xrd Minnesota Aims to Better Equip Parents Facing Termination of Parental Rights https://bit.ly/3Icxffn As Youth Supporters Rally, Minnesota Lawmakers Pass ‘Trans Refuge’ Bill https://bit.ly/41zHzpp These States Have Banned Youth Gender-Affirming Care https://bit.ly/3O4zJ3j
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