Relationships between adverse childhood experiences and protective factors among parents at-risk for child maltreatment

Lisa S. Panisch, Catherine A. LaBrenz, Jennifer Lawson, Beth Gerlach, Patrick S. Tennant, Swetha Nulu, Monica Faulkner - Children and Youth Services Review

This study used survey results to examine relationships between parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and protective factors among a sample of 581 parents with young children (≤5 years) who were enrolled in child maltreatment prevention programs.

High family SES and youth adjustment: The case of Chinese youth who were adopted from orphanages into American families

Tony Xing Tan, Zhiyao Yi, Linda A. Camras - Children and Youth Services Review

In this paper, the authors examined if high socio-economic status (SES) of families had an effect on youth’s adjustment by comparing 226 internationally adopted female Chinese youth who experienced pre-adoption institutionalization with 1059 non-adopted Chinese peers living in China, as well as 209 non-adopted American peers.

A future for the world’s children? A WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission

Helen Clark, Awa Marie Coll-Seck, et al - The Lancet Commissions

This WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission lays the foundations for a new global movement for child health that addresses the two crises of climate change and predatory commercial exploitation, and presents high-level recommendations that position children at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Effectiveness of Parenting Program for Macau Shift Work Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial

Cynthia Leung, Stanley Chan, H. L. Ip, Heidi Szeto, Miki Lee, Kama Chan, Marco Chan - Research on Social Work Practice

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Happy Parenting: Round-the-Clock Parenting (HPRCP) program for Macau parents on shift work, using randomized controlled trial design.