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Fred Wulczyn

Awarded Grants

Grant

Building the Evidence that Research Evidence Matters

Can a professional development intervention increase child welfare agencies’ use of evidence and improve permanency for children in foster care?
Fred Wulczyn
Chapin Hall At The University Of Chicago
2018 – 2024
$305,656
Grant

System/Policy Determinants of Inequalities in Child Welfare: The Case of Running Away From Foster Care

Do state policies regulating the use and quality of congregate care affect racial and ethnic disparities in youth running away from foster care?
Fred Wulczyn
Chapin Hall At The University Of Chicago
2016 – 2019
$268,453
Grant

Research Evidence Use by Private Child Welfare Agencies

The investigators will document if and how research evidence is used by child welfare agencies to make clinical and administrative decisions.
Fred Wulczyn
Chapin Hall At The University Of Chicago
2013 – 2017
$214,729

Articles & More

Blog Post

Under pressure: Investigating how system-level factors shape racial inequality in child welfare outcomes

Although there are dots that have yet to be linked explicitly, the connection between fee-for-service reimbursement models and supply-induced demand is the sort of explanation one should expect to find ...
Fred Wulczyn
Under pressure: Investigating how system-level factors shape racial inequality in child welfare outcomes
Blog Post

Can policies on foster care settings reduce racial and ethnic disparities in youth outcomes?

Fred Wulczyn and Amy Dworsky are investigating how the outcomes of youth in congregate care settings vary by state, and whether and how this variability contributes to racial and ethnic ...
Foundation Staff
Can policies on foster care settings reduce racial and ethnic disparities in youth outcomes?
Publication

Strategies to Improve the Use and Usefulness of Research in Child Welfare

Abstract Using research evidence is critical to child welfare agencies’ ability to offer effective programs, yet gaps exist between research evidence and needs within the field. Child welfare staff need dedicated time to access evidence, and skills to evaluate the ...
Lydia Killos
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Catherine Roller White
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Peter J. Pecora
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Erin Maher
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Kirk O’Brien
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Kim DuMont
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Fred Wulczyn
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Bryan Samuels
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and Clare Anderson
Strategies to Improve the Use and Usefulness of Research in Child Welfare
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