The Effects of Psychosocial Deprivation on Attachment: Lessons from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project

Nathan A. Fox, Charles A. Nelson III, Charles H. Zeanah - Psychodynamic Psychiatry

The Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), a randomized controlled trial of foster/family care for young children with a history of institutionalization has provided the context to assess these relationships. This article reviews data from the BEIP with specific focus on attachment.

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Barriers and facilitators for access to mental health services by traumatized youth

April Joy Damian, Joseph J. Gallo, Tamar Mendelson - Children and Youth Services Review

The purpose of this study was to assess the perspective of social service providers who participated in a nine-month, trauma-informed care (TIC) training intervention on 1) their capacity to make referrals to trauma-specific services following the training, and 2) factors external to the training intervention that supported or hindered their ability to link traumatized youth with services.

The shifting boundaries of “best interest”: Sheltering unaccompanied Central American minors in transit through Mexico

JohnDoering-White - Children and Youth Services Review

This paper examines the experiences of young people who seek formal humanitarian recognition yet avoid detention by government agencies while in transit from Central America, through Mexico.

Social Service Systems for Vulnerable Children and Families in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Establishing definitions and key components

Thomas M. Crea, Andrew D. Reynolds, Kelley McCreery Bunkers, Caroline M. Bishop - International Journal of Social Welfare

This study has reviewed existing literature on the definitions and components of social service systems and provides an analysis of data from key informants in the field of global social welfare.