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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Lisa Schelbe - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study used ethnographic data to examine a program providing subsidized apartments to youth aging out.

Kristen Lwin, Barbara Fallon, Nico Trocmé, John Fluke, & Faye Mishna - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examined data from five cycles over twenty years of Ontario Incidence Studies (-1993, -1998, -2003, -2008, -2013) to provide a profile of child welfare workers.

Beth Barto, et al - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This article presents findings of a state-wide trauma informed child-welfare initiative with the goal of improving well-being, permanency and maltreatment outcomes for traumatized children.

Maestral International, Changing the Way We Care,

Maestral International is seeking a Changing the Way We Care Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Advisor – Short Term Technical Advisory (50% time – may be adjusted depending on work demand). 

Maestral International, Changing the Way We Care,

Maestral International is seeking a full-time Technical Director for the Changing the Way We Care initiative. 

Maria G Kroupina, Rowena Ng, Claire M Dahl, Ann Nakitende, Kathryn C Elison - Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry,

This descriptive study involved caregivers and their adopted children, under the age of 7 years old, referred by pediatricians to an outpatient clinic, which specializes in early mental health. The prevalence of toxic stress, measured as symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED), was explored using clinical data collected during initial assessment.

Ellen Wulfhorst - Thomson Reuters Foundation,

This article from the Thomson Reuters Foundation tells the story of Amy Andrews and other young people in foster care who have been trafficked, or made vulnerable to trafficking.

RELAF y UNICEF,

Este Manual desarrolla de manera genérica el marco conceptual y los diferentes procesos que constituyen un programa de un programa de acogimiento familiar para niños, niñas y adolescentes, de forma que resulta aplicable y adaptable a todos los contextos legales-políticos-institucionales que conviven en México.

The purpose of this scholarly project was to create a guide for trauma-informed interventions for occupational therapists specifically to use with foster care children.

Esther Deblinger, Ph.D. Anthony P. Mannarino, Ph.D. Melissa K. Runyon, Ph.D. Elisabeth Pollio, Ph.D. Judith Cohen, M.D.,

This manual, supported by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) Grant, offers guidance on the implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with children in foster care and their families.