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National Academy of Medicine,

This paper from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine argues the importance of investment in early childhood development and serves as a call to action “to close the gap between what is known and what is done to support the development of children globally and, in turn, sustainable progress for communities and nations.”

Nico Trocmé, Catherine Roy, and Tonino Esposito - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health,

This paper reports on a research capacity building initiative designed to address the lack of research and evidence on the efficacy of child welfare services in Canada.

Associated Press - Capital Journal,

A new US federal rule, to be enacted this December, will require judges presiding over foster and adoption proceedings in every state in the country to ask about the child’s status as a tribal member, according the article.

The Star,

This editorial from the Toronto Star highlights the racial disproportionality in Toronto’s child welfare system and in child welfare systems across Canada. 

Better Volunteering Better Care - Better Care Network & Save the Children UK,

This consultancy project consists of a 3 month period to further research and develop plans for a youth-led media campaign in the UK, USA, and Australia.

Jordanna J. Nash & Robert J. Flynn - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study investigated the widely-used but under-researched program for training resource parents (i.e., foster, adoptive, or kinship parents) known as preservice PRIDE (Parent Resources for Information, Development and Education). The sample consisted of 174 participants in Ontario, Canada.

Amy J.L. Baker, Alyssa Creegan, Alexa Quinones, Laura Rozelle - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study sought to answer whether children – who have alternative caregiving options - will still express attachment to their maltreating parent. 

J.J. Cutulia, Robert M. Goerge, Claudia Coulton, Maryanne Schretzman, David Crampton, Benjamin J. Charvat, Nina Lalich, Jessica A. Raitheld, Cristobal Gacitua, Eun Lye Lee - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study documents the rates at which children involved with foster care [in the United States] enter the juvenile justice system (crossover or dually involved), and the factors associated with this risk. 

Catou MacKinnon - CBC News,

A small town in Quebec, Canada called Kangiqsualujjuaq - a primarily Inuit town with a population of 900 people - has instituted a new program called the Qarmaapik Family House. The program was developed in response to news that the town had more children in foster care than any other community in Nunavik.

Ministry of Children and Family Development, British Columbia, Canada,

This special report from the Ministry of Children and Family Development in British Columbia, Canada presents findings on the number of children in care in the province who were sent to stay in hotels.