ChildFund International is seeking a Senior Advisor of Child Protection. 

In this review, the authors briefly outline who is most at risk for experiencing parental incarceration, before providing an overview of recent multidisciplinary research on the impacts of parental incarceration for American children, ages 0–17. 

This 5-minute video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University explores the development and use of core capabilities — known as executive function and self-regulation skills — from early childhood into adolescence and adulthood.

UNICEF is seeking a consultant with experience in Child Protection in Emergencies and Knowledge Management.

UNICEF is seeking a consultant with experience in Child Protection in Emergencies and Knowledge Management.

This paper presents findings from an 18-month randomized controlled trial in which intact families (N = 122) with at least one CPS report were provided with a facilitated connection to a paraprofessional evidence-based HV program or usual care services from child protection.

This piece for the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund tells the story of Charles Louis, a young man who aged out of foster care in the US and the difficulties he experienced in childhood and in foster care as well as in transitioning out of care. 

National organizations working on behalf of kinship families have several exciting resources to share with the field. This article from the Child Law Practice Today July/August 2017 Issue on Kinship Care highlights some of those resources.

This article from the Child Law Practice Today July/August 2017 Issue on Kinship Care outlines policy and practice tips for supporting grandparents raising grandchildren due to the current opioid and heroin epidemic in the US.

In this article from the Child Law Practice Today July/August 2017 Issue on Kinship Care, Los Angeles Judge Michael Nash, Ret. shares court and agency strategies to engage and support relatives for children and families involved in the child welfare system in the US.