They ask for protection: An exploratory study into experiences with violence among unaccompanied refugee children in Dutch reception facilities

A. E. Zijlstra, M. C. Menninga, E. C. C. van Os, M. E. Kalverboer - Child Abuse & Neglect

This qualitative study explores the experiences of unaccompanied children with regard to violence in reception facilities in the Netherlands from the perspective of the children.

Prevalence of child maltreatment in the Netherlands: An update and cross-time comparison

Sheila R. van Berkel, Mariëlle J. L. Prevoo, Mariëlle Linting, Fieke D. Pannebakker, Lenneke R. A. Alink - Child Abuse & Neglect

The third Netherlands’ Prevalence study of Maltreatment of children and youth (NPM-2017) provides an update of the current prevalence rates of child maltreatment and of changes in its prevalence over the last 12 years. In addition, risk factors for child maltreatment and its co-occurrence with domestic violence were investigated.

Survivors’ lived experiences of posttraumatic growth after institutional childhood abuse: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Grace Sheridan & Alan Carr - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in adult survivors of institutional childhood abuse in Ireland.

Emotional and behavioural status and associated factors of children aged 11-16 years in children’s homes in Gampaha Probationary Division

Shamila Manori & Pushpa Lalani Jayawardana - Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka

The purpose of this study is to describe the emotional and behavioural status and the associated factors among inmates aged 11-16 years of children’s homes in the Gampaha Probationary Division of Sri Lanka.

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Assessing caregiver usability of the National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Amy M. Salazar - Children and Youth Services Review

This study summarizes findings from caregiver usability tests, and provides a wide variety of caregiver-generated suggestions for improving foster and adoptive caregiver training curricula that are applicable to all caregiver training efforts.

National Responses to Adjust Child Protection Systems (COVID 19)

UNICEF Europe and Central Asia

UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) designed a brief online survey to take stock of what national authorities are doing to adjust national child protection systems and services in the wake of COVID 19. This report aims to synthesizes the responses across the region; support national and international child protection agencies, organizations and authorities to identify promising practices, challenges, risks and opportunities; and promote exchange of experience and practices across the region and globally.

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An Exploration of Childhood and Childcare for 0–3 year olds in Coastal Kenya: An ethnographic deep-dive and quantitative study

Saul Parker & Sophie Dollar - The Kays Foundation

This research debrief includes the qualitative and quantitative findings from a study of parenting attitudes and practices in coastal Kenya that set out to cast new light on the First 1,000 Days, understanding this life-stage from the vantage point of families and communities. This study has been carried out with the sole purpose of bringing new insights on early childhood and childcare to the EC community, to help improve support for and services to 0–3 year olds.

Guide de Réflexion Pour Le Terrain: Approches Au Niveau Communautaire De La Protection De L'enfance Dans L'action Humanitaire

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Ce Guide de réflexion pour le terrain vise à favoriser un engagement communautaire plus authentique dans le déroulement des actions humanitaires de protection de l’enfance.

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Increasing Resilience in Youth and Families: YAP’s Wraparound Advocate Service Model

Dorienne J. Silva, Caroline M. Petrilla, Diana Matteson, Seamus Mannion & Stacy L. Huggins - Child & Youth Services

In this article, a team of practitioners explores the basis, implementation, research base, and future application of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP)’s dual-prong service model in building resilience in youth and families in the U.S., providing comprehensive, community-based services as an alternative to institutionalization for youth and young adults with complex needs and challenges.

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Key Considerations for Children and Their Caregivers During Quarantine, Isolation and Hospitalization Due to COVID-19

Save the Children, Government of Canada, and UNICEF

This guidance - written in English and Burmese - has been designed to ensure the care of children affected by COVID-19 in Myanmar due to either the child or caregiver requiring medical care in the home, community or health facility.

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“Several times I have asked the judge to get my children back”: 10 years of foster care complaints at the Flemish Office of the Children's Rights Commissioner

Lieselot De Wilde & Bruno Vanobbergen - Child & Family Social Work

Based on an analysis of 342 complaints concerning foster care reported to the Flemish Office of the Children's Rights Commissioner, the authors of this paper analysed which “alarming situations” are reported and highlight a number of pressing concerns from the perspective of parents.

New York State of Mind: Parental Incarceration and Children's Visitation in New York State

Mia Anne Polizzotto - Family Court Review

This Note proposes a model New York state statute that will recognize the importance of children's visitation with incarcerated parents, implement “child friendly” visitation programs, facilitate training for prison staff, and provide transportation for children in major cities to the prison facilities.

Availability of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Areas of High Foster Care Increases

Robin Ghertner, Emily Madden, and Gilbert Crouse - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Parental opioid use disorder (OUD) is a risk factor for the maltreatment of children and placement into foster care. This brief explores the availability of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in U.S. counties experiencing different increases in foster care entry rates.

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Predictors of foster youths’ participation in their Transitional Independent Living Plan (TILP) development: Calling for collaborative case plan decision-making processes

Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, Jenna Powers, Nathanael J. Okpych, Mark E. Courtney - Children and Youth Services Review

This study uses a representative sample of foster youth to investigate youth-level and county-level predictors of youths’ roles in their transitional independent living plan (TILP) development and satisfaction with the care decision meetings.

Socioeconomic deprivation and social capital in kinship carers using a helpline service

Emily P. Taylor, Simona Di Folco, Melanie Dupin, Heather Mithen, Luis Wen, Lilian Rose, Kirsty Nisbet - Child & Family Social Work

Using routine data from a kinship care helpline service, this study employed a mixed‐method analysis of the association between socioeconomic deprivation and risk factors reported by kinship carers in the UK and explored social capital in kinship families.

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Maternal AIDS Orphans and the Burden of Parenting in Youth-headed Households; Implications for Food Security in Impoverished Areas of South Africa

Ephodia Sebola, Busisiwe Ntuli, Sphiwe Madiba - The Open Public Health Journal

This study explored the parenting experiences of orphaned youth heading households in resource-constrainted environments.

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