Longitudinal Analysis of Need-Service Matching for Substance-Involved Parents in the Child Welfare System

Yu-An Lin, Donald Hedeker, Joseph Ryan, Jeanne C. Marsh - Children and Youth Services Review

The study documents the impact of the need-service gap (client did not receive the service they need) on family reunification status among substance-involved parents in the child welfare system.

Interventions for youth aging out of foster care: A state of the science review

Johanna K. P. Greeson, Antonio R. Garcia, Fei Tan, Alexi Chacon, Andrew J. Ortiz - Children and Youth Services Review

Using a scoping review framework, the authors of this study sought to take stock of the state of the science of the programs and interventions (PIs) currently available for young people who age out of foster care.

Risk for Substance Use Disorders in young adulthood: Associations with developmental experiences of homelessness, foster care, and adverse childhood experiences

Howard B. Moss, Shaokui Ge, Evan Trager, Madeline Saavedra, Margaret Yau, Ijeoma Ijeaku, Deborah Deas - Comprehensive Psychiatry

This study examined the impact of homelessness, foster care, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) prior to 12th grade on the development of three common Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) during young adulthood

COVID19 - Global solidarity is key to protect children during and after the crisis, as we are all in this together, ensuring no child is left behind

Najat Maalla M'jid, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children

This statement from the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children calls for solidarity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that no child is left behind.

UN SG on the impact of COVID19 on children - With the pandemic placing so many of the world’s children in jeopardy, I reiterate my urgent appeal: let us protect our children and safeguard their well-being

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children

In this statement, the UN Secretary-General registers concern regarding the well-being of the world’s children during the COVID-19 pandemic and notes the launch of a report that highlights the risks they face.

The Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Children in Seven South Asian Countries

Amanda Adamcheck, et al - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

This article examines the extent to which two key child rights principles enshrined in the Convention have been incorporated into the domestic law of seven South Asian countries: (a) the obligation to undertake active measures to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families and (b) the placing of a child in alternative care as a measure of last resort.

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Trauma-Informed Care in the Childcare and Family Placement Process: Miracle Foundation’s Approach Within Alternative Care in India

Audria Choudhury - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

This article looks at how Miracle Foundation applies principles of trauma-informed care (TIC) at every stage: from intake and care at a CCI while awaiting placement, to preparing children and families for transition, and finally to supporting post-placement.

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Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond Journal: Special Issue on Deinstitutionalisation: Policies, Strategies, Practices and Implications for South Asia

Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

This special issue of the Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond journal, guest-edited by Delia Pop, Tessa Boudrie and Mark Riley of Hope and Homes for Children, focuses on deinstitutionalization in South Asia.

Webinar Recording: Managing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19: Strategies for Professionals Working with Youth

ISPCAN

This webinar addresses the risk factors of the current crisis on youth and families, the challenges that professionals like therapists, psychologists, and social workers are facing; and tips and strategies to manage the emotional impact of COVID-19 on youth, families, and professionals using telemedicine and other novel techniques.

Webinar Recording: Parenting and COVID-19 Global Resources

ISPCAN

In this webinar, Jamie Lachman, co-founder of the Parenting for Lifelong Health initiative, provides an overview of the open-source online COVID-19 parenting resources initiative and the current response to COVID-19, including a presentation of current resources to promote child protection and different strategies that are being used to disseminate them worldwide.

Compassion Fatigue and Resilience among Child Protection Service Workers in South Africa

Emma Janet Campbell & Leon Holtzhausen - Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development

The aim of this quantitative, inferential research was to investigate how working with vulnerable and abused children and families has an impact on child protection service workers in South Africa.

Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: Findings from an exploratory qualitative study with practitioners and foster parents

Katelyn Blair, James Topitzes, Erin N Winkler, Cheryl B McNeil - Qualitative Social Work

This exploratory study examines practitioners’ and foster parents’ perceptions on use of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy in child welfare.

Exploring college student identity among young people with foster care histories and mental health challenges

Rebecca Miller, Jennifer Blakeslee, Chanel Ison - Children and Youth Services Review

This study reports the perspectives of college students with foster care histories and self-identified mental health concerns about how these factors relate to their post-secondary academic experiences.

The effects of autonomy support and psychological capital on readiness for independent living through personal growth initiative among youth in out‐of‐home care

Boyoung Kwon & Ok Kyung Yang - Asian Social Work and Policy Review

This study explored the effects of the factors on independent living readiness among youth under out‐of‐home care. Specifically, this study focused on the effects of caregivers' autonomy support and psychological capital on independent living readiness through personal growth initiative.

Home-visiting interventions for families with complex and multiple problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of out-of-home placement and child outcomes

A. G. (Arjen) van Assen, J. (Jana) Knot-Dickscheit, W. J. (Wendy) Post, H. (Hans) Grietens - Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of this study is to investigate out-of-home placement rates and child outcomes of home-visiting interventions.

Neighborhood disorder and child behavioral problems among kinship children: Mediated by social support and moderated by race/ethnicity?

Yanfeng Xu, Charlotte Lyn Bright, Hui Huang, Haksoon Ahn, Terry V. Shaw - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study examined the relation between neighborhood disorder and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems among children in kinship care and tested caregivers’ social support as a potential mediator.