Americas

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Family for Every Child,

In this How We Care series webinar, Family for Every Child presented the programming of three CSOs on how they are supporting kin carers and the vulnerable children in their care, in their respective regions.

Kevin P. Haggerty, Susan E. Barkan, Martie L. Skinner, Koren Hanson - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study experimentally tested proximal outcomes of Connecting, a low-cost, self-directed, family-based substance-use prevention program for foster families.

Rebecca Rebbe, Andrea Lane Eastman, Avanti Adhia, Regan Foust, Emily Putnam-Hornstein - Child Maltreatment,

The current study used population-based administrative records from California to assess how CPS responds to reported allegations of IPV, with and without physical abuse and/or neglect allegations.

Nina Shapiro - Seattle Times,

According to this article, a local group in Washington state in the U.S. is "advocating for a state bill, passed by the House in early March, that would tighten the criteria for taking a child from a home at the first stages of a case before a full fact-finding hearing before a judge." 

Tom Spiggle - Forbes,

According to this article from Forbes, two U.S. senators have reintroduced a family leave law called the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).

Sarah Font, Lawrence M. Berger, Jessie Slepicka, Maria Cancan - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency,

The purpose of this study was to examine associations of foster care exit type (e.g., reunification with birth family, adoption, guardianship/permanent relative placement, or emancipation from care) with risk of entry into state prison in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and to examine racial disparities in those associations.

Austin J. Blake, Matthew Ruderman, Jill M. Waterman, Audra K. Langley - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The current study aimed to examine effects of pre-adoptive risk on long-term functioning in children adopted from foster care.

Austin J. Blake, Matthew Ruderman, Jill M. Waterman, Audra K. Langley - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The current study aimed to examine effects of pre-adoptive risk on long-term functioning in children adopted from foster care.

Catherine E. McKinley, Katherine P. Theall - Research on Social Work Practice,

This article examines pilot results for the culturally adapted Weaving Healthy Families (WHF) program to promote resilience and wellness while preventing substance abuse and violence among Native American (NA) families.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is hosting a webinar to discuss the findings and recommendations from the new report Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States.