Americas

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in the Americas. Browse resources by region, country, or category.

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Swan, A. M., Bratton, S. C., Ceballos, P., & Laird, A. - International Journal of Play Therapy,

This single group pilot study explored the effect of child–parent relationship therapy (CPRT) for adoptive parents of preadolescents who reported attachment related concerns, stress in the parent–child relationship, and child behavior problems.

David Pimentel - Oklahoma Law Review,

This article from the Oklahoma Law Review explores the US child welfare system and the practice of family separation of poor families.

Natasha E. Latzman, Deborah A. Gibbs, Rose Feinberg, Marianne N. Kluckman, Sue Aboul-Hosn - Children and Youth Services Review,

This paper uses administrative data to describe the characteristics and experiences of a population of youth in the child welfare system considered to be at particularly high risk of victimization: youth who have run away from foster care.

Christine Maltais, Chantal Cyr, Geneviève Parent, Katherine Pascuzzo - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The aim of this meta-analysis is to identify the most effective interventions to promote parental engagement and family reunification in high-income countries.

Andrea Lane Eastman, Emily Putnam-Hornstein - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study identified children born to mothers in foster care and documented Child Protective Service (CPS) involvement among children.

Kristina Lovato - Children and Youth Services Review,

While previous studies have focused on the effects of parental deportation on young children, this study uniquely contributes to the literature by exploring how adolescents experience and cope with a forced family separation.

Kristina Lovato - Children and Youth Services Review,

While previous studies have focused on the effects of parental deportation on young children, this study uniquely contributes to the literature by exploring how adolescents experience and cope with a forced family separation.

Melanie Doucet - McGill University,

Relationships Matter for Youth 'Aging Out' of Care is a collaborative photovoice project led by Melanie Doucet, who is a former youth in care, alongside eight former youth in care between the ages of 19 and 29 from the Greater Vancouver area.

David Chenot, Amy D. Benton, Michelle Iglesias, Ioakim Boutakidis - Children and Youth Services Review,

The purpose of this study is to explore child welfare workers' perspectives on ethnic matching in child welfare service delivery.

Elizabeth K. Anthony, Judy Krysik, and Cara Kelly - Children and Youth Services Review,

The current study examined the use of socio-emotional well-being measures among a sample of 57 children and youth living in a congregate care type setting such as a group home or shelter.