The Haitian orphanage crisis: Exporting neoliberal family ideals in the debate on vulnerable childhoods in Haiti

Diane M. Hoffman - Children & Society

This article offers a critical cultural reading of narratives on family reunification in Haiti in social media and advocacy discourse, revealing how this approach privileges Northern assumptions about proper parenting and family life.

The intersection between the Child Protection and Youth Justice systems in South Australia

BetterStart Child Health and Development Research Group, The University of Adelaide

The purpose of this research was to examine the overlap between the Youth Justice (YJ) and the Child Protection (CP) systems in Australia, and profile selected characteristics of children and young people who have YJ and CP system involvement.

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Impacts of Positive Parenting Intervention on Stress Management of Mothers Having Children with Intellectual Disability in Birhan Lehetsanat Rehabilitation Center, Addis Ababa

Tadele Zebrea, Belay Tefera, and Bhatara Mohit - European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) in enabling mothers to manage stress related to parenting a child with intellectual disability (ID).

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Psychosocial Dynamics in Attachment Styles Among Runaway Children

Srishti Kapoor, Kailash Panwar, Kshitija Wason - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

The present research study is an exploratory study to examine factors like lack of communication and attachment to parents, abuse, poverty and peer influence with a sample size of 100 runaway children (50 girls, 50 boys) residing in a non-governmental organisation in NCR, Delhi.

The Child Maltreatment Prevention Landscape: Where Are We Now, and Where Should We Go?

Brenda Jones Harden, Cassandra Simons, Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Richard Barth - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

In this article, the authors trace how government responsibility for the prevention of child maltreatment became centered within the U.S. child protection response.

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Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System: Why Do They Exist, and What Can Be Done to Address Them?

Alan J. Dettlaff, Reiko Boyd - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This article summarizes the causes of racial disproportionality, arguing that internal and external causes of disproportional involvement originate from a common underlying factor: structural and institutional racism that is both within child welfare systems and part of society at large.

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Arabic Version - Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic

UNICEF

This document provides interim guidance for child protection and health actors in the context of quarantine and isolation measures to mitigate related child protection risks, minimize family separation, and promote family unity and social cohesion.

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Дети, изоляция и карантин: Предотвращение разлучения семьи и иные аспекты защиты детей во время пандемии COVID-19

UNICEF

Настоящий документ представляет собой временное руководство для субъектов в области защиты прав детей и в системе здравоохранения в контексте карантинно-изоляционных мероприятий с целью снижения рисков, связанных с защитой прав детей, минимизации случаев разлучения семей, а также содействия единству семей и социальной сплоченности.

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Los niños, el aislamiento y la cuarentena: prevención de la separación familiar y otros aspectos sobre la protección de la infancia durante la pandemia del COVID-19

UNICEF

En este documento se ofrece orientación provisional a los agentes de protección de la niñez y de la salud en el contexto de las medidas de cuarentena y aislamiento para mitigar los riesgos conexos de protección de la niñez, reducir al mínimo la separación familiar y promover la unidad familiar y la cohesión social.

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Enfants, isolement et quarantaine: Prévention de la séparation des familles et autres considérations relatives à la protection de l'enfance durant la pandémie de COVID-19

UNICEF

Le présent document fournit des orientations provisoires aux acteurs des secteurs de la protection de l’enfance et de la santé, dans le contexte des mesures de quarantaine et d’isolement, pour leur permettre d’atténuer les risques liés à la protection de l’enfance, de réduire au minimum la séparation des familles et de favoriser l’unité des familles et la cohésion sociale.

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The Contemporary U.S. Child Welfare System(s): Overview and Key Challenges

Lawrence M. Berger, Kristen S. Slack - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This introduction sets a foundation for understanding the contents of this volume of The ANNALS, which aims to increase awareness among scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners of the size, scope, and functions of child welfare services in the United States.

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Child Welfare Financing: What Do We Fund, How, and What Could Be Improved?

Ron Haskins - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This article provides an overview of the funding streams that finance the U.S. child welfare system, reviews the federal legislation since 1970 that has led to the current funding structure, and ends with a discussion of how the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 has the potential to create better outcomes for children and families by promoting prevention activities and program support with strong evidence of success.

The Evolution of Federal Child Welfare Policy through the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018: Opportunities, Barriers, and Unintended Consequences

Mark F. Testa, David Kelly - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This article considers how U.S. child welfare agencies can best leverage the opportunities presented by the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 while addressing potential barriers posed by the paucity of evidence-supported prevention programs and avoiding the unintended consequences of limiting reimbursement to only selective prevention services that meet rigorous evidence standards of effectiveness.

The UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty: The Role of Academia in ‘Making the Invisible and Forgotten Visible’

Manfred Nowak and Manu Krishan - Crime Prevention and Justice in 2030

This chapter summarises the detailed findings of the United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty and exemplifies the significant leading role of academia in ‘making the invisible and forgotten visible’ throughout the world.

Exploratory Research on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Lives of Working Children and their Families

Kindernothilfe

This exploratory research led by Kindernothilfe between May – July 2020 shows how the challenges facing working children and their families have been exacerbated since the outbreak and it presents their recommendations for effective and relevant responses to the pandemic.

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The role of attachment to the foster parent with regard to suicidal risk among adult survivors of childhood maltreatment

Camille Danner Touati, Raphaële Miljkovitch, Aino Sirparanta, Anne-Sohpie Deborde - Child Abuse & Neglect

The aim of this study was to examine whether 1) attachment to the biological parents mediates the association between abuse and suicidal risk (SR) and 2) attachment to a foster parent (whether from a foster home or an institution) moderates the effect of attachment to biological parents on SR.

Prevalence, incidence and chronicity of child abuse among orphaned, separated, and street-connected children and adolescents in western Kenya: What is the impact of care environment?

Samuel Ayaya, Allison DeLong, Lonnie Embleton, David Ayuku, Edwin Sang, Joseph Hogan, Allan Kamanda, Lukoye Atwoli, Dominic Makori, Mary A. Ott, Caroline Ombok, Paula Braitstein - Child Abuse & Neglect

The two primary objectives of this study were 1) to compare recent child abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) between orphaned and separated children and adolescents’ (OSCA) living in institutional environments and those in family-based care; and 2) to understand how recent child abuse among street-connected children and youth compared to these other vulnerable youth populations.

Shared residential placement for child welfare and juvenile justice youth: current treatment needs and risk of adult criminal conviction

Lena Jäggi, Marc Schmid, David Bürgin, Nadine Saladin, Alexander Grob & Cyril Boonmann - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health logo Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

The aim of the current paper is to examine the demographic, crime-related and psychosocial characteristics of child welfare and juvenile justice youths in shared residential care and subsequently examine its relationship with offending behavior in adulthood.

Training for mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect: Content analysis of state-sponsored curricula

Amy J. L. Baker, Stacie LeBlanc, Trinae Adebayo, Ben Mathews- Child Abuse & Neglect

This study was designed to evaluate the content of US state-sponsored online mandated reporter training in order to identify gaps and need for improvement in mandated reporter training.

How can mental health practitioners collaborate with child welfare practitioners to improve mental health for young people in out of home care?

Katherine Monson, Helen Herrman, Kristen Moeller‐Saxone, Cathy Humphreys, Carol Harvey - Early Intervention in Psychiatry

This substudy aimed to contribute to a larger study—the Ripple project—through exploring the experiences of practitioners working across child welfare and mental health services regarding collaboration in the care of young people; and to identify practices that might enhance collaborative work and improve mental health outcomes.