Re: tracking foster kids

[<bruce.maclaurin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could review:

Katherine Kufeldt & Barbara Burrows, (1994), Issues Affecting 
Public Policies and Services for Homeless Youth, Calgary: 
University of Calgary. Research funded by a Health and Welfare 
grants in 1994. Research examined the views of children, parents, 
child welfare service providers, and policy and administration on 
current policy and services for youth. 

Lead author is currently adjunct professor at University of New 
Brunswick, Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence 
Research, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 
E3B 5A3



From:           	"Kathy Belew" <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:             	Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:        	tracking foster kids
Date sent:      	Fri, 9 Jun 2000 18:07:09 -0400
Send reply to:  	CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx

> Could anyone help with the following inquiry from
> Hinterns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> My name is Tim Garding and I work for the Arrowhead Regional
> Development Center (ARDC) in Duluth, MN.  We are starting a new
> research project that is attempting to address the problem of teen and
> adolescent homelessness in Northeastern Minnesota.  Our past research
> has shown that a sizeable proportion of homeless youth were, at one
> time or another, involved with Foster Care.  We are attempting to
> construct a survey for former Foster Care parents and providers to
> guage opinion as to what can be done to address this growing problem. 
> We are interested to know if anything similar has been done.  Any
> information you could provide would be very helpful.
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> Tim Garding
> Hinterns@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Arrowhead Regional Development Center
> 221 W 1st ST
> Duluth, MN  55802
> 218/722-5545 
> 
> 


Bruce MacLaurin, M.S.W.,
Co-Manager, Canadian Incidence Study,
Bell Canada Child Welfare Research Unit,
Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto,
246 Bloor Street, West, 
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Tel: (416)-978-2527 Fax: (416)-978-7072
bruce.maclaurin@xxxxxxxxxxx