Americas

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List of Organisations

Catholic Relief Services,

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a Technical Advisor to work in its Baltimore, United States' office.

Background

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,

Project summary: The Youth FORWARD (Youth Functioning and Organizational Success for West African Regional Development) aims to increase interagency collaboration to scale up research capabilities and partnerships, and increase me

Tina Willauer Director, Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START),

This presentation features:

Angela Nancy Mendoza, Christine A. Fruhauf, Kimberly Bundy-Fazioli, Joyce Weil - The International Journal of Aging and Human Development,

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the published research addressing the challenges and strengths of Latino grandparents raising grandchildren in the United States. 

BBC,

This article shows that little has been done to change the situation for street children in Salvador.

Kathryn L. Humphreys, Charles A. Nelson, Nathan A. Fox, and Charles H. Zeanah - Development and Psychopathology,

This study examines signs of reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder at age 12 years in 111 children who were abandoned at or shortly after birth and subsequently randomized to care as usual or to high-quality foster care, as well as in 50 comparison children who were never institutionalized. 

Society for Research in Child Development,

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is inviting submissions for the 2017 Biennial Meeting to be held April 6 - 8, 2017 at the Austin Convention Center and the Hilton Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, USA. 

Michelle S. Ballan, Molly Burke Freyer - Disability and Health Journal,

This article explores sexuality education and sexual healthcare for female adolescents in foster care with ID/DD and recommends practice guidelines to support and prepare their emergent sexual development.

BBC,

BBC reports the minister of social welfare, his deputy, and the director of Virgen de Asuncion have been charged with negligent homicide.

ChildFund International,

The Advisor will provide technical guidance and support in the process of continuous institutional capacity building, program improvement, and promotion of regional strategic relationships.