Prevention and Professional Parenting: A Recipe for Child Welfare Reform
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Amid rising complexity in the child welfare system, policy shifts like the Family First Prevention Services Act have expanded prevention services while exposing gaps in foster care capacity. This article highlights the need for system transformation and presents a professional foster parenting model as one approach to improving outcomes for children in the North Carolina child welfare system.
Source: North Carolina Medical Journal
DOI: 10.18043/001c.160302
Authors: Brett A. Loftis, Sarah Norris
Language: English
Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7160100457