Americas

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Carolyn Pape Cowan Philip A. Cowan - Journal of Family Theory & Review,

This article examines family‐based interventions designed to increase parenting effectiveness, fathers' positive involvement, and couple relationship quality, all with the goal of enhancing children's development.

BBC News,

Police in Peru have recently uncovered a child trafficking ring which convinced poor women to hand over their babies and then sold them, according to this article from BBC News.

Jon D. Phillips & Matthew A.Walsh - Children and Youth Services Review,

This article explores the guardian ad litem (GAL) perspective on the main components of interprofessional collaboration (IPC).

Saijun Zhang, Hui Huang, Qi Wu, Yong Li, Meirong Liu - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This meta-analysis synthesized findings from existing evaluations to examine whether and to what extent Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDCs) participants achieved better reunification and safety outcomes than non-participants.

Morgan E. Cooley, Heather M. Thompson, Elliot Newell - Child & Youth Care Forum,

The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of social support for foster parents, in regards to confidence and satisfaction, as well as perceived challenges with fostering.

Miyoung Yoon, Anna E. Bender, Jiho Park - Children and Youth Services Review,

The present systematic review examines the current literature on the association between out-of-home placement and offending behavior among youth with Child Protection Services maltreatment reports in the US.

BBC News,

In this video from BBC News, Vladimir Hernandez visits the capital city of Caracas in Venezuela to investigate the situation of mothers and children who have been impacted by Venezuela's humanitarian crisis. 

Yo Jackson, Austen McGuire, Angela M. Tunno, P. Kalani Makanui - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This paper reviews research on child maltreatment over a recent 10-year span to identify trends in maltreatment assessment and operationalization.

Rosie Teague - Queensland Family and Child Commission,

This paper reviews evidence from some well evaluated US reunification programs to investigate positive impact on post reunification outcomes such as preventing future maltreatment or future re-entry into care.

Lindsay G. Terrell, Asheley C. Skinner, Aditee P. Narayan - Pediatrics,

The aim of this study was to improve the mean time to initial foster care evaluation (TIE) from 32 to <7 days within 12 months for children in FC in Durham County, North Carolina.