Americas

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Dufour, Sarah; Lavergne, Chantal; Gaudet, Judith; Couture, Dominique -- Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne,

This study underscores the fact that visible minority families receiving child protective services are a far from homogeneous group and that there are a number of effective methods that can be used with them.

Georgette Mulheir avec Mara Cavanagh,

On estime que 32 000 enfants vivent dans des orphelinats en Haïti.

Georgette Mulheir and Mara Cavanagh - Lumos,

According to this report from Lumos, of the estimated 32,000 children who live in orphanages in Haiti, only 20 are percent orphans.

Barbara Lee, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Nico Trocme, Barbara Fallon, and Tara Black -- Children and Youth Services Review,

This study used the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect data to determine the representation of child maltreatment investigations for Asian-Canadian versus White-Canadian children involved in the child welfare system.

Joseph P. Ryan, Brian G. Victor, Andrew Moore, Orion Mowbray, and Brian E. Perron -- Children and Youth Services Review,

This study tests an intervention to improve child welfare outcomes for substance abusing families, specifically the probability of families achieving a stable (at least 12 months) reunification. 

Nancy Rolock and Kevin R. White — Children and Youth Services Review,

This research examines the long-term stability of legally permanent adoptive and guardianship homes for former foster youth. 

Lalitha Vasudevan & Kristine Rodriguez Kerr - Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy,

A column from Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy reviewing two short films, which feature former foster care youths and their memories of the foster care system.

Brianne H. Kothari, Bowen McBeath, Lew Bank, Paul Sorenson, Jeff Waid, Sara Jade Webb - Research on Social Work Practice,

This article introduces a youth-reported measure (Essential Youth Experiences [EYE]) developed to assess the experiences of foster youth in their home environment and their critical relationships across a number of service systems.

Linda Lewin, Kathleen Farkas, Maryam Niazi - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association,

According to this study, mothers who abuse substances are more likely to have impaired parenting and lose custody of their young children. 

JoAnn S. Lee, Jennifer L. Romich, Ji Young Kang, Jennifer L. Hook and Maureen O. Marcenko--Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examines the causal role that the source of income plays in reunification.