Pre-legislative public consultation on financial redress for historical child abuse in care: Analysis of responses

Simon Anderson, Dawn Griesbach, Becki Lancaster, Alison Platts and Jennifer Waterton - Scottish Government

This report presents findings from an independent analysis of the responses to a public consultation issued by the Scottish Government in September 2019, which invited views on its specific proposals for the establishment of a statutory financial redress scheme for victims / survivors of abuse in care.

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Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response

UNAIDS

UNAIDS has consulted with the HIV and Human Rights Reference Group, experts from civil society, academia and public health and other United Nations agencies to identify key learnings from the HIV response that are critical in ensuring an evidence-informed and effective response to an epidemic.

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The impact of childhood deprivation on adult neuropsychological functioning is associated with ADHD symptom persistence

Dennis Golm, Sagari Sarkar, Nuria Mackes, Graeme Fairchild, Mitul Mehta, Michael Rutter, Edmund Sonuga-Barke - Psychological Medicine

Using 20-year follow-up data from a unique natural experiment – the large scale adoption of children exposed to extreme deprivation in Romanian institutions in the 1980s – the authors of this paper examined, for the first time, whether such deficits are still present in adulthood and whether they are associated with deprivation-related symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The costs of implementing and sustaining a trauma and mental health screening tool in a state child welfare system

Rebecca L. Butcher, M. Kay Jankowski, Eric D. Slade - Children and Youth Services Review

A cost analysis was conducted as part of a 5-year, federally funded statewide demonstration project to install universal trauma screening in one U.S. state’s child welfare system.

Youth in Care: A Very High-Risk Population for Homelessness

Jimmy Wang & Eva Moore - Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth

This article argues that the current system of care in most jurisdictions forces foster youth to be financially and socially independent at an earlier age, despite insufficient preparation, and notes that healthcare providers can be important advocates for youth in care by championing their medical and psychological needs and serving as a bridge that lasts beyond foster care.