Peter Pecora
Biographic Data
| ID | 86371 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Pecora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Pecora |
| SIGNATURE | PECORA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Casey Family Programs, Seattle, Washington, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Reducing Foster Care Entry Rates for Children in Sacramento County: A Spotlight on Practice
Beginning in 2006, Sacramento County implemented multiple child welfare practices and policies to reduce high rates of foster care entries (e.g., early intervention family drug courts, differential response, team decision-making, a family-centered approach to safety and risk assessment). Those strategies were identified through interviews with County child welfare leaders; and then the strategies were placed chronically in a table to inform a lon…
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to reduce child poverty, including the introduction of a child allowance and expansions to the earned income tax credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the federal minimum wage. We find that the po…
Positive Indian Parenting: A Unique Collaborative Study in the Age of Covid-19
Positive Indian Parenting (PIP) is a culturally based training developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association in the mid-1980s that has been widely used across Indian Country. However, quantitative studies on its efficacy have not been conducted. This manuscript reports on the study design and development of an ongoing pilot study evaluating PIP and related adaptations that occurred within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adaptat…
Effective services for improving education and employment outcomes for children and alumni of foster care service: Correlates and educational and employment outcomes
Outcomes for youth from foster care have been found to be poor. The education and employment outcomes of youth and alumni of foster care served by transition programmes located in five major US cities were examined. Data were collected by case managers and reported to evaluators quarterly on 1058 youth from foster care for over 2 years. Job preparation, transportation, child care, education support services and life skills were the most common se…
Health outcomes for adults in family foster care as children: An analysis by ethnicity
Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth
Ethnic group comparisons in mental health outcomes of adult alumni of foster care
An evaluation of recovery factors for foster care alumni with physical or psychiatric impairments: Predictors of psychological outcomes
Effective services for improving education and employment outcomes for children and alumni of foster care service: Correlates and educational and employment outcomes
Outcomes for youth from foster care have been found to be poor. The education and employment outcomes of youth and alumni of foster care served by transition programmes located in five major US cities were examined. Data were collected by case managers and reported to evaluators quarterly on 1058 youth from foster care for over 2 years. Job preparation, transportation, child care, education support services and life skills were the most common se…
An evaluation of recovery factors for foster care alumni with physical or psychiatric impairments: Predictors of psychological outcomes
Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to reduce child poverty, including the introduction of a child allowance and expansions to the earned income tax credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the federal minimum wage. We find that the po…
Ethnic group comparisons in mental health outcomes of adult alumni of foster care
Health outcomes for adults in family foster care as children: An analysis by ethnicity
Reducing Foster Care Entry Rates for Children in Sacramento County: A Spotlight on Practice
Beginning in 2006, Sacramento County implemented multiple child welfare practices and policies to reduce high rates of foster care entries (e.g., early intervention family drug courts, differential response, team decision-making, a family-centered approach to safety and risk assessment). Those strategies were identified through interviews with County child welfare leaders; and then the strategies were placed chronically in a table to inform a lon…
An evaluation of recovery factors for foster care alumni with physical or psychiatric impairments: Predictors of psychological outcomes
Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth
Ethnic group comparisons in mental health outcomes of adult alumni of foster care
Health outcomes for adults in family foster care as children: An analysis by ethnicity
Effective services for improving education and employment outcomes for children and alumni of foster care service: Correlates and educational and employment outcomes
Outcomes for youth from foster care have been found to be poor. The education and employment outcomes of youth and alumni of foster care served by transition programmes located in five major US cities were examined. Data were collected by case managers and reported to evaluators quarterly on 1058 youth from foster care for over 2 years. Job preparation, transportation, child care, education support services and life skills were the most common se…
Positive Indian Parenting: A Unique Collaborative Study in the Age of Covid-19
Positive Indian Parenting (PIP) is a culturally based training developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association in the mid-1980s that has been widely used across Indian Country. However, quantitative studies on its efficacy have not been conducted. This manuscript reports on the study design and development of an ongoing pilot study evaluating PIP and related adaptations that occurred within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adaptat…
Reducing Foster Care Entry Rates for Children in Sacramento County: A Spotlight on Practice
Beginning in 2006, Sacramento County implemented multiple child welfare practices and policies to reduce high rates of foster care entries (e.g., early intervention family drug courts, differential response, team decision-making, a family-centered approach to safety and risk assessment). Those strategies were identified through interviews with County child welfare leaders; and then the strategies were placed chronically in a table to inform a lon…
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to reduce child poverty, including the introduction of a child allowance and expansions to the earned income tax credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the federal minimum wage. We find that the po…
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (6 works) · Foster care (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)