This study examined the moderating effect of maternal parenting self-efficacy on the relationship between mothers’ childhood abuse experience and their abuse of their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).

Using Swedish registry national data, this study explored the relationship between immigration-country of birth status, psychosocial risk factors, and child compulsory care for parents with risky substance use (RSU).

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Fostering Connections program, a newly developed trauma-informed care program within the national child welfare agency in Ireland.

In this study, the authors drew on qualitative data gathered during in-depth focus groups with 46 high school youth in foster care. The goal of this research was to center and amplify the often-unheard voices of youth in foster care and their experiences in high school.

In this article, the authors examine theoretical and legislative conceptualizations of child neglect in terms of their relationship to the disproportionate involvement of Indigenous children in child welfare across Canada and, more specifically, in Quebec.

The premise of this paper is that Indigenous peoples are multiplicatively oppressed and that these intersecting sites of oppression increase the risk of Indigenous peoples in Canada becoming homelessness. Hypotheses were tested using the 2014 panel of Canada’s General Social Survey, including 1081 Indigenous peoples and 23,052 non-Indigenous white participants.

Doing research involving children in the context of sexual exploitation raises a range of ethical questions and dilemmas. This document provides guidance for negotiating these ethical questions for a range of people engaged in field research (from lead researchers to data collectors).

This book is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s commitment to work for the health of refugees and migrants. It showcases good practices by which governments, non-state actors and international and nongovernmental organizations attempt to address the complexity of migration, by strengthening health system responsiveness to refugee and migrant health matters, and by coordinating and developing foreign policy solutions to improve health at the global, regional, country and local levels.

This study examined 20 recent serious case reviews that had taken place in England where neglect was a feature. The purpose of this study is to explore the barriers which exist for social workers in England in identifying and responding to neglect in a timely, appropriate and effective manner.

Focusing on the life histories of children and young people living in residential care, this study explores the circumstances of their entry into residential care and their interpretations of these experiences.

This study used survey results to examine relationships between parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and protective factors among a sample of 581 parents with young children (≤5 years) who were enrolled in child maltreatment prevention programs.

In this paper, the authors examined if high socio-economic status (SES) of families had an effect on youth’s adjustment by comparing 226 internationally adopted female Chinese youth who experienced pre-adoption institutionalization with 1059 non-adopted Chinese peers living in China, as well as 209 non-adopted American peers.

This study explores the development of abused children in different areas. Likewise, it looks into differences of the level of development in relation to age, gender and type of abuse.

This Podcast series explores the experiences of people who grew up in the care system from all over the world. It is presented by a care-leaver Thomas Mongan and an Advocate Peter Lane.

This WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission lays the foundations for a new global movement for child health that addresses the two crises of climate change and predatory commercial exploitation, and presents high-level recommendations that position children at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The purpose of this paper is to examine child characteristics and child welfare services associated with high welfare costs in the US, defined as the top decile of child welfare costs.

This report describes the evolution of an independent youth-led organization for youth in and from care in Quebec, Canada

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Happy Parenting: Round-the-Clock Parenting (HPRCP) program for Macau parents on shift work, using randomized controlled trial design.

This research explains how and why homelessness occurs among youth with serious mental health struggles after aging out of residential and transitional living programmes.

The purposes of this study are to document and analyse the point of view of children in foster families on their subjective well‐being and also to identify contextual factors that influence it.

In this paper, the authors examine how standardized tools, in this case, a standardized parenting programme and a standardized Norwegian assessment tool, influence professional roles as experienced by child welfare workers (CWS professionals) in Norway.

The aim of this study was to investigate the status of children depression using the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) at 21 shelter care institutions in Terengganu, Malaysia.

The purpose of this study was to describe the demographics, state-dependent living situations, and juvenile detention usage of state-dependent commercially sexually exploited youth.

Using a sequential, mixed methods approach, data from 115 sexually active African American youth in foster care (17-20 years old) were analyzed to determine their level of protection and whether gender was a factor in their prevention efforts.

The authors of this paper systematically reviewed research on the nature of child sexual abuse interventions in developing countries, the settings and populations included to identify types of child sexual abuse prevention initiatives being implemented in developing countries and their effectiveness.

This article uses the framework of the CRC to review how the world has studied the involvement of child soldiers in armed conflict.

The Early Childhood Agreement for Children in Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) was first developed in 2014 as a shared commitment by the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA) to support young children in OOHC in Victoria, Australia to access key early childhood services.

Este informe de RELAF resume las presentaciones y discusiones del Seminario Internacional 2019 de RELAF. 

This report from RELAF summarizes the presentations and discussions from RELAF's 2019 International Seminar, "For the right to family and community life. Putting an end to the confinement of children deprived of parental care."

This brief - a supplement to the Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender matters report - highlights the situation of children in conflict zones in West and Central Africa with a focus on gender.

This report delves into the differences between boys’ and girls’ experiences through a gendered analysis of the six grave violations of children in conflict, including recruitment of children by armed forces and child abduction. The report makes reference to the vulnerabilities faced by girl heads of household or unaccompanied and separated girls on the move and calls for interventions such as family tracing and reunification, the provision of alternative care for unaccompanied and separated children, and the release and reintegration of children associated with armed forces and armed groups.

A cross-sectional survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences in the Czech Republic, as data on these is scarce.

The UK Department for Education commissioned the research on which this report is based to gain a better overall understanding of the issues around the use of unregulated and unregistered provision for looked after children (LAC) and care leavers.

Este video explica estrés tóxico y cosas que podemos hacer para defendernos a nosotros y a nuestros hijos de los efectos de incluso el estrés más intenso.

From brain architecture to toxic stress to serve and return, The Brain Architects, a new podcast from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, focuses on the specific, practical questions that often arise for parents and caregivers during the critically important period of early childhood.

The Center on the Developing Child created this Guide to Toxic Stress to clear up the confusion and help you learn the facts about toxic stress step by step.

This episode of The Brain Architects explores what “toxic stress” means, and what we can do about it.

This report from Family for Every Child examines the growing use of kinship care, including its value and support needs for safe and effective use. The report argues that there is an urgent need to increase support to children living with relatives or friends of their family, with key recommendations made for national governments, donors and UN agencies.

In this study, the authors extracted information about children's statements from court file data of 220 child protection cases in Germany.

SafeCare® is a home‐based intervention programme targeting parents of children up to 5 years old and is designed to reduce and even prevent child abuse and neglect. This article presents an evaluation of a pilot trial of SafeCare® in Israel, examining family's outcomes.

The Outcomes for children before and after care proceedings reform study linked administrative records with a research database of care proceedings to examine children's care and service journeys associated with care proceedings in England and Wales.

This document summarises Save the Children's involvement in supporting the Government of Myanmar and other partners to test and roll out a "First 1000 days" Maternal and Child Grant Programme that has proven to prevent chronic malnutrition.

In this webinar, Care to Practice's Lucy Hillier speaks to Jamie Lachman, founder and director of Clowns Without Borders South Africa, about the “Parenting for Life Long Health” programme being implemented in several countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.

This manifesto from Become - a UK charity for children in care and young care leavers - outlines the charity's recommendations for how to build a "well-funded care system focused on children’s individual needs, supported by highly-trained and caring professionals and responsive to the expertise of those with lived experience is possible."

These films show what the Independent Scottish Care Review learned from talking with children, young people, their families and carers.

After its launch, several organizations issued statements in support of the Scottish Independent Care Review and its call to action, outlining their commitment to ensuring the rights and wellbeing of children and families in Scotland and listening to their voices.

This Thank You is intended for the thousands of people who contributed to the Scottish Independent Care Review. It describes the process of the Care Review and lists the names of many of the organizations and individuals who were involved.

One of several reports produced as part of the Scottish Independent Care Review, this report demonstrates the current legislative framework of the Scottish care system and how it must change to achieve The Promise.

One of several reports produced as part of the Scottish Independent Care Review, this report explains how Scotland can invest better in its children and families. 

This paper was written by Dr Katherine Trebeck and is her reflections on what was found as a result of the work done to Follow the Money, the report of the Independent Care Review that produced the financial argument needed to challenge the way Scotland invests in its ‘care system’.