Structured well-being assessments in public child welfare: Observations across two states

Crystal Collins-Camargo, Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, A. Nathan Verbist, Alison Krompf, Becky F. Antle - Developmental Child Welfare

In this paper, authors demonstrate how a structured functional well-being assessment can be used with the custody population to promote an understanding of behavioral health needs, inform case planning, and measure functional improvement over time.

Russian child welfare reform and institutional change

Meri Kulmala, Maija Jäppinen, Anna Tarasenko, Anna Pivovarova - Reforming Child Welfare in the Post-Soviet Space

The authors of this chapter from Reforming Child Welfare in the Post-Soviet Space introduce the ongoing child welfare reforms in Russia and consider the international and national context, as well as the main drivers of these reforms and their current results.

Transforming Children's Care Webinar #3: International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare

Transforming Children's Care Global Collaborative Platform

In this webinar, members of the International Parent Advocacy Network discussed parent advocacy and presented the literature review International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare: Strengthening Children's Care and Protection Through Parent Participation. The webinar included presentations from parent advocates who shared examples of parent advocacy in their contexts.

Reflections from the forgotten frontline: ‘The reality for children and staff in residential care’ during COVID‐19

Sarah Parry, Tracey Williams, Jeremy Oldfield - Health and Social Care in the Community

The authors of this study sought to understand how experiences within the workforce could improve overall working conditions, and thus outcomes for staff and children.

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Protecting children from maltreatment during COVID-19: Second Volume

Carmit Katz and Barbara Fallon - Child Abuse & Neglect

This second volume of the special issue “Protecting children from maltreatment during COVID-19" is a continuation of the first and comprises studies intended to address two core questions: (1) how does COVID-19 impact the rates of child maltreatment (CM); and (2) how does COVID-19 impact the delivery of child protective service responses.