Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) reports related to youth involved in systems of care

The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) recently released several reports related to youth involved in systems of care:

• Breaking the Stigma and Changing the Narrative: Strategies for Supporting Expectant and Parenting Youth Involved in Systems of Care provides an overview and critique of research findings about expectant and parenting youth and the stigma associated with young parenthood. It also discusses four strategies to break the stigmatization of expectant and parenting youth, and thereby increase the likelihood of improved outcomes for young parents and their children.
• Protective Factors for Youth Involved in Systems of Care examines the importance of intentionally and actively targeting protective factors, in addition to risk factors, in an effort to promote healthy development and well-being in youth involved in systems of care.
• Promoting the Well-Being of Black, Native, Latinx, and Asian Youth Involved in Systems of Care examines the importance and multidimensional nature of well-being, in general, and the well-being of Black, Native, Latinx, and Asian youth involved in systems of care, in particular.
• Shifting the Perceptions and Treatment of Black, Native, and Latinx Youth Involved in Systems of Care examines the nature and impact of distorted racial perceptions of Black, Native, and Latinx youth involved in systems of care; identifies the ways in which these systems are failing them due to distorted racial perceptions; and proposes strategies that will mitigate the influence of racism in these systems and promote individual and systems decision making and practice that is developmentally appropriate, nurturing, and equitable for all youth.