York student finds support, mentorship in Fostering Lions Program
When filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, Charlie Keller-Golden took special note of box 52 — the box applicants should check indicating whether they are an orphan, foster youth or ward of the court. Keller-Golden, now a third-year student majoring in…
Climate change may affect kinship care patterns in Africa
Shifting weather caused by climate change, especially drought and heat, is linked to a rise in the number of children being raised outside of their biological parents’ households in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State. The findings highlight the effects climate…
Trauma screening may improve mental health service recommendations for children
Each year between 200,000 and 270,000 children and youth enter foster care placements with child welfare services, and many more children receive child welfare services while remaining in their parent's care, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Although many of these…
Fostering Lions Program mourns loss of supporter Denise Rohrbach
Penn State’s Fostering Lions Program is grieving the loss of Denise (Shuey) Rohrbach, a 1975 graduate of the College of the Liberal Arts, who established the Rohrbach/Shuey Family Scholarship in 2021. Created with a gift of $53,000, the Rohrbach/Shuey Family Scholarship provides…
Anemia in children in foster care connected to other diagnoses, researchers find
Children in or adopted from the Pennsylvania foster care system with anemia may have greater odds of certain developmental and behavioral diagnoses according to a newly published study from Penn State researchers. This study, available in PLOS ONE, is the first to examine such a relationship…
'Fostering Lions' program hosts ‘Little Lions’ camp for high school foster kids
Foster youth can face many challenges, but those who continue into college are better prepared for adulthood and more likely to achieve economic independence and an improved quality of life. The Fostering Lions program, which already supports current Penn State students who were foster youths,…
Nature affects nurture in adoptive child-parent relationships, researchers find
Genetics play a significant role in how children respond to their adoptive families’ parenting style, according to a new study published by a multi-university team of researchers that includes Jenae Neiderhiser, Penn State distinguished professor of psychology and human development and family…