Fostering Healthy Futures 10-Year Longitudinal Study

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Author:

Heather N. Taussig

PIs:

Professor Heather Taussig

CO-Investigator(s):

There have been over 50 collaborators on this study.

Community Partners:

Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

Funding Sources:

National Institute of Mental Health

Kempe Foundation

Children's Hospital Colorado

Pioneer Fund

Research Type:

Active

Unit:

Graduate School of Social Work

Research Interest:

child welfare, children and youth, intervention research, mental and behavioral health, trauma

The aim of the 10-year Fostering Healthy Futures® longitudinal study is to examine the interplay of risk and protective factors for a host of outcomes among 450 young adults with a history of foster care placement.

The Fostering Healthy Futures® longitudinal study includes data collected at five time points (from pre-adolescence to young adulthood) spanning almost 10 years. Data were collected from youth, parents/caregivers, teachers and administrative records on dozens of constructs, enabling the examination of the interplay of risk and protective factors over time. Secondary data analyses are being conducted in collaboration with multiple investigators and their students at different institutions.