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Cynthia Cupit Swenson & Cindy M. Schaeffer - International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice,

This article presents Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN), an ecologically based treatment for families experiencing physical abuse and/or neglect in which research-supported mental health services are delivered in the home by one clinical team to families who have serious clinical needs.

M. Kay Jankowski, Karen E. Schifferdecker, Rebecca L. Butcher, Lynn Foster-Johnson, Erin R. Barnett - Child Maltreatment,

The purpose of this study was to assess changes in self-reported practices and perceptions of child welfare staff involved in a multifaceted, statewide TIC intervention.

Lauren A. Hindt, Grace Jhe Bai, Brynn M. Huguenel, Anne K. Fuller, Scott C. Leon - Child Maltreatment,

The present longitudinal study explored the impact of initial emergency shelter placement on long-term externalizing behavior (i.e., aggression, delinquency) and internalizing symptom (i.e., anxiety, depression) trajectories, and whether kinship involvement moderated the effect of shelter placement on behavioral outcomes.

Generations United,

This report from Generations United provides data on the opioid crisis in the US, and its impact on grandfamilies, and offers policy and program recommendations related to recently passed legislation - the Family First Prevention Services Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act.

Mariette Chartier, Marni Brownell, Nathan Nickel, Rhonda Campbell, Wanda Phillips-Beck, Jennifer Enns, Joykrishna Sarkar, Elaine Burland, Dan Chateau - IJPDS International Journal of Population Data Science,

The objective of this study was to determine Families First Home Visiting Program (FFHV)’s effectiveness at improving outcomes for First Nations children and parents.

Jordan M.Braciszewski, Golfo K. Tzilos Wernette, Roland S. Moore, Beth C.Bock, Robert L. Stout, Patricia Chamberlain - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study describes the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of iHeLP, a computer- and mobile phone-based intervention based in Motivational Interviewing for reducing substance use among youth exiting foster care. 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network,

Este Seminario en línea ayuda a proveedores, cuidadores primarios y otros involucrados en el cuidado de los niños inmigrantes, a reconocer los efectos de la separación traumática en estos niños a diferentes edades.

Roxanne Sicotte, Marie-Josée Letarte, Sonia Hélie, Isabelle-Ann Leclair Mallette - Child Maltreatment,

The study examines whether the form of maltreatment experienced by the child moderates the effects of a parent training program (PTP) on the probability that the child’s case will be closed.

Shamra Boel-Studt, Lisa Schelbe, Megan Deichen Hansen, Lauren Tobia - Child & Youth Care Forum,

This mixed methods study examined elements of effective implementation and the effectiveness of an incentive program piloted in a group home serving adolescent boys.

Children's Bureau,

This webinar series offers technical assistance to child welfare agencies in the US on how to use data to improve outcomes for children and families.