Each year an
issue of the journal will be dedicated to focusing on topics that
advocate for changes in child welfare policies and/or practices,
so the journal can be an educational resource used directly for
improving services through legislation, innovative programming,
or dissemination of effective practice information.
*Evaluation methods to determine the usefulness of service interventions with severely troubled teenagersz
*Programs with documented effectiveness in serving children with severe post-traumatic stress syndrome and attachment disorders
*Services for teens who are receiving child welfare care who are gay, lesbian, transsexual, or bi-sexual
*Making child welfare programs and services more attuned to diverse cultural priorities and values
*Research about supporting foster parents and foster parenting that optimizes child outcomes
*Comparative child welfare policy analyses (international as well as state-to-state)
