Trauma and Socioemotional Development in Foster Youth
LONGSCAN Multi-Site Study
Multi-Site Samples
Theoretical Framework and Design
The Changing Context of LONGSCAN
What we Have Learned from LONGSCAN
Trauma and Socioemotional Development in At-Risk Youth: Multi-Site Findings
Socioemotional Consequences
Trauma and Socioemotional Development in Foster Youth: San Diego Foster Care Study
Prior Trauma and Socioemotional Problems in Early Care
Continuing Trauma in Care and Permanent Placements
Long-Term Socioemotional Development
LONGSCAN Findings: What we Know from a Life Course Perspective
Lessons Learned from LONGSCAN
Authored by: Alan J. Litrownik , Laura J. Proctor , May Yeh
Trauma and Socioemotional Development in Foster Youth:Lessons Learned from LONGSCAN: Understanding the risks that foster children and youth face at various times and how these risks impact their socioemotional development is critical to informing policy and practice. After briefly describing the five-site, now 27-year prospective Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) Consortium, and the unique features of the San Diego LONGSCAN Foster Care Study site, in this chapter we present what we have learned about: 1) characterizing maltreatment; 2) the myriad other adversities experienced by children and youth who are maltreated and/or involved with the Child Welfare System; 3) how maltreatment and these adversities are related to Child Welfare System practices; and ultimately 4) how maltreatment, other adversities, and Child Welfare System practices are related to developmental outcomes. Based on both quantitative and qualitative findings from this work, we attempt to point out their implications for Child Welfare System research, practice, and policy as we move forward.