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This research brief summarizes the state of the field on cultural competence in social services. The information is relevant for organizations serving children and families from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, but the brief highlights research and strategies in serving Hispanic populations. The brief describes cultural competence and provides service providers and administrators with concrete strategies for the ongoing self-reflection and development that is key to strengthening...

The grouping "Hispanic" often makes it challenging to observe important social experiences that relate strongly to the needs, service experiences, and outcomes of interest to ACF for various Hispanic subgroups. Existing federal surveys do not consistently collect data to sufficiently examine how Hispanic ethnicity interacts with other socio-cultural experiences or how it relates to specific outcomes. Because current measurement is inadequate to differentiate characteristics within...

Congress created the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) in 2010 to help reduce teen pregnancies and their negative consequences.  State PREP programs are expected to be evidence-based, provide education on both abstinence and contraceptive use, and educate youth on at least three of six adulthood preparation topics. States are also encouraged to target their programming to high-risk populations, such as youth residing in geographic areas with high teen birth rates...

How can programs advance the well-being and self-sufficiency of at-risk youth...

How can programs advance the self-sufficiency and well-being of at-risk youth...

Promising occupations for at-risk youth provide sufficient compensation and could put them on a path to becoming...

This brief describes the characteristics and economic well-being of young people aging out of foster care who...

Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), local areas throughout the country…

This report provides a synthesis of research and existing ACF resources for serving at-risk youth…

Homeless, runaway, and throwaway youth (HRTY) constitute a high-risk population that urgently requires the…