Types of Abuse Experienced by Adolescents Living in Charitable Children’s Institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya

Stella Nyagwencha, Alice Munene, Naomi James - African Journal of Clinical Psychology

The objective of this study was to establish the types of abuse experienced by adolescents with mild and moderate symptoms of anxiety disorder and living in charitable children’s institutions (CCIs).

Chapter 6: At the Borders of Italian Local Welfare. Unaccompanied Refugee Children in South Italy: Between Persistence and Changes in Politics and Policies

Emanuela Chiodo - Refugee Education: Integration and Acceptance of Refugees in Mainstream Society (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Volume 11)

The chapter presents a critical analysis of the reception system for non-asylum seeking unaccompanied migrant children in Calabria, a region of South Italy.

Adverse childhood experiences and adjustment: A longitudinal study of street-involved youth in Brazil

Marcela Raffaelli, Juliana Prates Santana, Normanda Araujo de Morais, Carlos J. Nieto, Silvia H. Koller - Child Abuse & Neglect

The current longitudinal study examined the prevalence, overlap, and impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a sample of Brazilian children and adolescents who use city streets as spaces for socialization and survival (i.e., street-involved youth).

No strangers to adversity: Resilience-promoting practices among South African women child protection social workers

Elmien Truter, Linda Theron, Ansie Fouché - Qualitative Social Work

In this article, the authors present findings that describe resilience-enhancing practices in the lives of 15 South African child protection social workers (CPSWs) who were considered resilient.

Harsh Parenting and Violence Against Children: A Trial with Ultrapoor Families in Francophone West Africa

Leyla Ismayilova & Leyla Karimli - Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

This study tests the effects of economic intervention—alone and in combination with a family-focused component—on parenting outcomes and children’s reports of violence in rural Burkina Faso.

ARC Reflections Training Program

The Annie. E. Casey Foundation

Because foster parents play a critical role in supporting children in foster care, who often have experienced trauma, the Casey Foundation developed ARC Reflections, a nine-session program that child welfare agencies can use to train foster parents to better care for children who have had traumatic experiences.