Depressive symptoms and self-harm among youngsters referred to child welfare: The role of trust in caregiver support and communication

Tara Santens, Laurence Claes, Guy S. Diamond, Guy Bosmans - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study explored whether trust in caregiver support and communication about experiences with primary caregivers, are associated with Child Welfare System (CWS) youngsters’ depressive symptoms and/or self-harm.

Violence and maltreatment in Tanzanian families—Findings from a nationally representative sample of secondary school students and their parents

Mabula Nkuba, Katharin Hermenau, Tobias Hecker - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study examined the prevalence of maltreatment and violent discipline from both the adolescents’ and parents’ perspectives.

Integrating Indigenous approaches and relationship-based ethics for culturally safe interventions: Child protection in Solomon Islands

Lester J Thomspon, David Wadley - International Social Work

Through qualitative interviews with local child protection workers, this paper indicates that traditional values assist legislative intervention and that significant potential exists in better integration of Indigenous approaches into practice.

The attitudes of medical professionals toward children and children at risk of separation from parents in Eastern Europe

Katherine H. Shelton, Geoffrey Haddock, Heather Ottaway - Children and Youth Services Review

This article reports the findings of a multi-country study of medical professionals' perceptions and evaluations of children  in three Eastern European countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova).

Health crises, social support, and caregiving practices among street children in Bangladesh

M.D. Hasan Reza, Julia R. Henly - Children and Youth Services Review

This study asked three primary questions: 1) What is the nature of crisis children encounter on the street? 2) What are the ranges of informal caregiving practices? 3) What social network characteristics facilitate or complicate caregiving?

The effects of orphanhood on scholastic performance among primary school learners in Mankweng of Limpopo province, South Africa

Magampa, M; Sodi, T.; Lunga, W; Sobane, K.; Managa, R. - Human Sciences Research Council

This study explored the scholastic performance of orphaned learners aged eight to ten from ten public primary schools in Mankweng Circuit of Limpopo Province, South Africa, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods that included semi structured interviews, observations and questionnaires.

Connecting older grandmothers raising grandchildren with community resources improves family resiliency, social support, and caregiver self-efficacy

Abhishek Pandey, Kerry Littlewood, Larry Cooper, Julie McCrae, Michelle Rosenthal, Angelique Day, Liliana Hernandez - Journal of Women & Aging

This study utilizes self-report data from one kinship navigator federal demonstration project, which used a randomized control trial, to examine demographic characteristics for grandmothers under and over 55 years of age, whether grandmother caregivers (≥55 years) improve family resilience, social support, and caregiver self-efficacy, and which interventions improved outcomes for grandmothers (≥55 years).

A Loving Family for Every Child: A Paradigm Shift from Institutional Care to Family-Based Care

Tyagi Richa - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

This article discusses emerging trends in deinstitutionalisation and alternative care avenues nationally and internationally and examines the Miracle Foundation's evolution from a residential care provider to a family-based care and family strengthening organization.

Memory and Executive Functioning in 12-Year-Old Children With a History of Institutional Rearing

Johanna Bick, Charles H. Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox, Charles A. Nelson - Child Development

This study examined visual recognition memory and executive functioning (spatial working memory, spatial planning, rule learning, and attention shifting) in 12-year-olds who participated in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, a randomized controlled trial of foster care for institutionally reared children.

Substance Use, the Opioid Epidemic, and the Child Welfare System: Key Findings from a Mixed Methods Study

Laura Radel, Melinda Baldwin, Ph.D., Gilbert Crouse, Ph.D., Robin Ghertner and Annette Waters, Ph.D. - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This brief presents key takeaway messages from a mixed methods study examining how substance use affects child welfare systems across the country.

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The use of model based recursive partitioning as an analytic tool in child welfare.

Holly Thurston & Sheridan Miyamoto - Child Abuse & Neglect

Child welfare agencies are tasked with investigating allegations of child maltreatment and intervening when necessary. Researchers are turning to the field of predictive analytics to optimize data analysis and data-driven decision making. This paper examines the utility of statistical algorithms in predictive analytics.

Meaningful participation for children in the Dutch child protection system: A critical analysis of relevant provisions in policy documents.

Helen Bouma, Mónica López López, Erik J Knorth, Hans Grietens - Child Abuse & Neglect

In this study, the participation of children in the Dutch child protection system (CPS) under the new Youth Act 2015 is critically analyzed.

Unpacking the Relationship between Parental Migration and Child well-Being: Evidence from Moldova and Georgia

Franziska Gassmann, Melissa Siegel, Michaella Vanore, Jennifer Waidler - Child Indicators Research

Using household survey data collected between September 2011 and December 2012 from Moldova and Georgia, this paper measures and compares the multidimensional well-being of children with and without parents abroad.

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Experiences of child protection workers in collaborating with adult mental health providers: An exploratory study from Ontario, Canada

Robin Mason, Janice Du Mont, Maeve Paterson, Ilene Hyman - Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of this paper is to describe findings from a survey which identified barriers and facilitators to collaboration between child welfare and adult mental health service providers.

Foster parents' emotional investment and their young foster children's socio-emotional functioning

Heidi Jacobsen, Hilde Brabrand, Solveig M. M. Liland, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Vibeke Moe - Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of this study was to investigate 60 foster parents' acceptance, commitment and awareness of influence to their early placed foster children at 2 years, as well as to investigate the association between these three concepts and the foster children's social-emotional functioning (externalizing, internalizing, dysregulation and competence) at 2 and 3 years of age.

Social support networks of care leavers: Mediating between childhood adversity and adult functioning

Eran P. Melkman, Rami Benbenishty - Children and Youth Services Review

The goals of the present study are to examine the association between childhood adversity and adult functioning among youth aging out-of-care, and to explore how attributes of their social support networks mediate this association.