This study examines the prevalence and associated factors of New York City public shelter use among young adults with histories of out-of-home care or nonplacement preventive services as teenagers. The study finds that 19 percent of former child welfare service users entered public shelters within 10 years of exit from child welfare. Persons with out-of-home placement histories are twice as lik...

the present research measures the household budget of 623 families residing in tehran with the aim of finding out the quality of the family welfare. while at the macro level, social welfare as a new concept is the product of the industrial society, at the micro level, it is accessible through promotion of the household budget. the study employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods...

BACKGROUND The placement of welfare advice services in family practice to assist patients with health-related social and economic issues (e.g. disability benefits) has gathered momentum over the last decade in the UK. This expansion of primary care raises a number of issues for practices hosting these services. OBJECTIVES To gain the views of advice workers and primary care staff about the is...

OBJECTIVES We reviewed applications of big data analysis of healthcare and social services in developed countries, and subsequently devised a framework for such an analysis in Korea. METHODS We reviewed the status of implementing big data analysis of health care and social services in developed countries, and strategies used by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea (Government 3.0). We ...

■ The high prevalence of serious and complex behavioral health needs among the children and families served by the child welfare system. Children in the child welfare system tend to be extremely vulnerable and are at high risk for health, mental health, and d e v e l o p m e n t a l problems. For children placed in foster care, the trauma of separation from their families and the experience of ...