The Nature of Domestic and Family Violence Reported to Child Protection Prenatally

Jenna Meiksans, Stewart McDougall, Fiona Arney, Rosemaria Flaherty, Alwin Chong, Fiona Ward, Cathy Taylor - Children and Youth Services Review

For this study, a qualitative case file review was carried out to examine the nature of violence recorded in the narratives of 91 prenatal child protection reports from a single Australian jurisdiction in 2014.

The House Project for Young People Leaving Care: Evaluation report

Jo Dixon, Caroline Cresswell and Jade Ward, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York

This report presents findings from an evaluation of the House Project (HP) in the U.K., which aims to improve outcomes for young people (in accommodation, education, employment and training (EET), wellbeing, autonomy and integration) and service level outcomes for young people leaving care aged 16 and over.

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Don’t Let Me Fall Through the Cracks: Homelessness amongst Care-Experienced Young People in Wales

Sharon Lovell - End Youth Homelessness Cymru

This report is based on the voices and experiences of care experienced young people who have been, or are currently, homeless across Wales. The aim of this research is to amplify these young people’s voices to highlight the challenges they have faced when homeless and the need for reform of systems which have failed to prevent their homelessness.

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Experiences and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in Foster Care in New York City: Disproportionality and Disparities

Theo G. M. Sandfort - New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

This report provides the detailed findings from a survey on the proportion of youth in foster care in New York City who are LGBTQAI+ and differences in their experiences compared to those of youth who are not LGBTQAI+.

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Assessment of mental health difficulties in children and young people in care attending a specialist mental health service

Kathryn Eadie, Ashleigh Wegener, Warren Bergh - Developmental Child Welfare

The purpose of this study is to test the validity of the Assessment Checklist measures in assessing complex mental health and behavioural difficulties of children and young people in care attending a specialist mental health service in Queensland, Australia.