Changes in out of home care and permanence planning among young children in Scotland, 2003 to 2017

Woods, Ruth & Henderson, Gillian - Adoption and fostering

The current study addressed gaps in research on early out of home care and permanency planning through a comparison of two samples of children in Scotland: 110 children born in 2003, and 117 born in 2013, all of whom were placed under compulsory measures of supervision prior to three years of age.

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Tackling Child Neglect in Scotland :Follow-up survey 2016

Jane Scott and Brigid Daniel, Centre for Child Wellbeing and Protection, University of Stirling

A 2016 survey was commissioned by the Scottish Government to inform the Child Protection Improvement Programme and the Neglect Improvement Pilot. This report presents the findings and analysis from the survey, including achievements and challenges in providing child protection services.

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The Assessment of Children and Young People for Adoption Support The evidence from 20 referrals to the National Adoption and Fostering Team at the Maudsley

Matt Woolgar, Carmen Pinto and Olivia Tomaselli, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

This Briefing Note adds to the developing picture of adoption support issues by analysing data on 20 children and young people consecutively referred to the special adoption and fostering service at the Maudsley – a wellrespected and established national CAMHS service.

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How Has the Presence of Zimbabwe’s Victim-Friendly Court and Relevant Child Protection Policy and Legal Frameworks Affected the Management of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe? The Case of Marondera District

Anthony Shuko Musiwa - Journal of Interpersonal Violence

The study intended to assess, based on the perceptions of Victim-Friendly Court (VFC) professionals in Marondera District in Zimbabwe, how the presence of the VFC and relevant child protection policy and legal frameworks has affected the management of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse (ICSA) in Zimbabwe.

Comparative Study of Psychological Health Status, Emotions and Cognitive Transformation of Children Held in Foster Centers Associated with Yazd Province’s Welfare Organization with Those of the Ordinary Children

V. Alinia & M. Fesahat - Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences

The present study tries investigating and comparing the psychological health status, emotions and cognitive transformation of the children held in foster centers associated with Yazd Province’s Welfare Organization with those of the ordinary children.

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Family Care for Children with Disabilities: Practical Guidance for Frontline Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Elayn M. Sammon and Gwen Burchell - World Learning, Partnerships for Every Child, USAID

Family Care for Children with Disabilities: Practical Guidance for Frontline Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries was developed to help front-line personnel (social service workers and others) in low- and middle-income countries to work effectively with children with disabilities and their families.

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Out-of-Home Care and the Educational Achievement, Attendance, and Suspensions of Maltreated Children: A Propensity-Matched Study

Miriam J. Maclean, Catherine L. Taylor, Melissa O'Donnell - The Journal of Pediatrics

The objective of this study was to estimate the influence of out-of-home care on reading scores, attendance, and suspensions by comparing a matched sample of maltreated children who entered out-of-home care and maltreated children who remained at home.

The emotional and behavioural symptom trajectories of children in long-term out-of-home care in an English local authority

Rachel M. Hiller & Michelle C. St. Clair - Child Abuse & Neglect

The current service-data study explored the emotional and behavioural symptom trajectories of 207 young people under the long-term care of a local authority in the South West of England, over their first five years in the care system.

Rethinking Child Protection in Emergencies

Cyril Bennouna, Hanna-Tina Fischer, Michael Wessells and Neil Boothby - International Journal of Child Health and Nutrition

This article reviews recent evidence from a range of disciplines to inform efforts to adapt to changes in the global political environment, trends in armed conflict and displacement, and advances in science and technology, especially as they relate to the protection of children.

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Call to Action: Continental Conference on Access to Justice for Children in Africa

Continental Conference on Access to Justice for Children in Africa

The participants of the Continental Conference on Access to Justice for Children in Africa titled “Spotlighting the Invisible”, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 8 - 9 May 2018, following up on the 2011 Kampala Conference and its outcomes, have issued a Call to Action "recognizing the adverse and lasting impact that gaps in access to justice have on children in Africa."

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Call to Action: Strengthening the Social Service Workforce to Better Protect Children and Achieve the SDGs

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance & partners

This Call to Action makes recommendations at the country and global level for governments to initiate, lead and engage in dialogue with partners in order to strengthen the social service workforce and better protect children.

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In-home support or out of home care? Thresholds for intervention with abused and neglected children

Nina Biehal, Helen Baldwin, Linda Cusworth, Jim Wade, Victoria Allgar - Children and Youth Services Review

This study compared the histories, circumstances and pathways of children receiving quasi-compulsory home-based support (under a child protection plan) to those for children ever placed in out of home care.

Parent perspectives of engagement in the strengthening families program: An evidence‐based intervention for families in child welfare and affected by parental substance use

Becci A. Akin, Michelle Johnson‐Motoyama, Sharah Davis, Megan Paceley, Jody Brook - Child & Family Social Work

This study sought to understand parents' experiences of the supports and barriers to engagement in an evidence‐based parenting intervention (EBPI).

Strategic actions of transnational migrant parents regarding birth registration for stay‐behind children in Lombok, Indonesia

Leslie Butt & Jessica Ball - Population, Space and Place

This multimethod qualitative study in 4 high‐migration communities in East Lombok, Indonesia, explored the strategic actions migrant parents take regarding birth registration.

‘We Don't do Measure and Quotes’: How Agency Responses Criminalise and Endanger the Safety of Children Missing in Care in New South Wales, Australia

Emma Colvin, Kath McFarlane, Alison Gerard, Andrew McGrath - The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice

This article presents qualitative data from interviews with 46 welfare and justice professionals to examine the criminalisation of children who go missing within the Out‐Of‐Home‐Care (OOHC) residential environment.

Best Gift To A Child is Family

Mtoto News

This video from Mtoto News features interviews with several experts in the field of children's care and protection who discuss the importance of deinstitutionalization, particularly in the Eastern and Southern Africa context, and efforts being made to reduce or end the institutionalization of children.

How Collaboration, Early Engagement and Collective Ownership Increase Research Impact: Strengthening Community-based Child Protection Mechanisms In Sierra Leone

Michael Wessells, David Lamin, Marie Manyeh, Dora King, Lindsay Stark, Sarah Lilley and Kathleen Kostelny

Using inter-agency action research in Sierra Leone, this chapter provides a case study on how a highly collaborative approach can enable child protection research to achieve a significant national impact.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Young Adult Health Outcomes among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

Rebecca Rebbe, Paula S. Nurius, PhD, Mark E. Courtney, Kym R. Ahrens - Academic Pediatrics

This paper uses person-centered latent class analysis (LCA) methods to examine the relationship between different profiles of ACE exposures and divergent health trajectories amongst this high-risk population.

Tracing the pathway from mental health screening to services for children and youth in foster care

Michael D. Pullmann, et al - Children and Youth Services Review

This study presents longitudinal analyses of the case flow of youth aged 3–17 in Washington State's foster care system, tracking rates of screening, scoring above or below clinical criteria cutoff scores, and service receipt.

Psychosocial factors and behavioral health outcomes among children in Foster and Kinship care: A systematic review

Tyreasa Washington, Ashley Wreen, Hannah Kaye, Mary Ann Priester, Gia Colombo, Kevin Carter, Itumeleng Shadreck, Brenden A. Hargett, Jeffery Willaim, Tanya Coakley - Children and Youth Services Review

The researchers in this study conducted a systematic review with the aim of developing a better understanding of the psychosocial factors associated with the behavioral health of children in foster and kinship care.

Pilot randomized controlled trial of foster parent training: A mixed-methods evaluation of parent and child outcomes

Anne-Marie Conn, Moira A. Szilagyi, Linda Alpert-Gillis, Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Jody Todd Manly, Nicolas Goldstein, Sandra H. Jee - Children and Youth Services Review

In this project, researchers provided foster parents with a trauma-informed, evidence-based parenting program (Incredible Years; IY) and assessed its impact on child behavior, foster parent stress and attitudes, and perceived effect on parenting.

A comparative study of unintentional injuries among schooling left-behind, migrant and residential children in China

Hongwei Hu, Jiamin Gao, Haochen Jiang and Pingnan Xing - International Journal for Equity in Health

This current study aims to explore unintentional injury disparity among schooling left-behind children, migrant children and residential children in China, and to examine the risk factors of unintentional injury among the three types of children based on a multi-level system framework.

Preventing child maltreatment: Examination of an established statewide home-visiting program

Barbara H. Chaiyachati, Julie R. Gaither, Marcia Hughes, Karen Foley-Schain, John M. Leventhal - Child Abuse & Neglect

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of voluntary participation in an established statewide home-visiting program for socially high-risk families on child maltreatment as identified by Child Protective Services (CPS). 

Addressing the health and mental health needs of unaccompanied immigrant youth through an innovative school-based health center model: Successes and challenges

Naomi A. Schapiro, J. Raul Gutierrez, Amy Blackshaw, Jyu-Lin Chen - Children and Youth Services Review

With the support community and academic partners, a school-based health center administered by a Federally Qualified Health Center developed a plan for outreach, systematic screening and referral to services for newcomer youth.

Foster mothers' parenting stress and coparenting quality: An examination of the moderating role of support

Evin W. Richardson, Ted G. Futris, Jacquelyn K. Mallette, Avery Campbell - Children and Youth Services Review

The current study examines the relationship between foster mothers' parenting stress and coparenting relationship quality, and the moderating influence of foster caregiver role support.

Socio-demographic determinants of health support services among orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria

Chima Victor - Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

This study examined the sociodemographic determinants of child health support services provided to orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria by employing a cross sectional research design utilizing secondary data obtained from the household recoded dataset of the 2013 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS).

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Precarious participation: Exploring ethnic minority youth's narratives about out-of-home placement in Norway

Marte Knag Fylkesnes, Julie Taylor, Anette Christine Iversen - Children and Youth Services Review

In this study, the researchers critically explore the narratives of six youth with ethnic minority backgrounds who had experienced out-of-home placements in Norway.

Institutionalized Chinese children with congenital medical conditions: Placement delay, developmental issues at arrival and current wellbeing

Tony Xing Tan & Emily A. X. Robinson - Children and Youth Services Review

This study investigated the relationship between congenital conditions and post-adoption mental disorder diagnosis and treatment in 235 female youth who were adopted from China about 15 years prior.