Parental Drug Use and Family Reunification

Maria X. Sanmartin, Mir M. Ali, Angélica Meinhofer - Psychiatric Services

This study used the 2000–2017 waves of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting Systems. The authors identified foster care entries among children removed from their homes because of parental drug use (PDU) and calculated the number of entries for each year. They also identified foster care discharges achieved through parental reunification among children removed from their homes each year.

Agency and the school-to-work transition of care leavers: A retrospective study of Luxembourgish young people

Sabrina Göbel, Andreas Hadjar, Ute Karl - Children and Youth Services Review

This article presents empirical results from a study (2015–2018) on young people leaving care in Luxembourg. A special focus deals with the processes of transitioning from care to work.

Cost effectiveness of SEEK: A primary care-based child maltreatment prevention model

Wendy G. Lane, Howard Dubowitz, Kevin D. Frick, Josh Semiatin, Laurence Magder - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to determine the (1) overall cost for implementing the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model, (2) cost of implementation per child, and (3) cost per case of maltreatment averted.

Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess Unaccompanied Migrant Minors’ needs (AEGIS-Q)

Maria Luisa Di Pietro, Drieda Zaçe, Leuconoe Grazia Sisti, Emanuela Maria Frisicale, Alice Corsaro, Andrea Gentili, Luca Giraldi, Stefania Bruno, Stefania Boccia

The authors of this paper developed and validated a questionnaire to thoroughly assess unAccompaniEd miGrant mInorS’ physical, psychological, legal, spiritual, social and educational needs (AEGIS-Q).

Effect of home environment on academic achievement in child protective service-involved children: Results from the second national survey of child and adolescent well-being study

Jennifer Johnson, Judith L. Perrigo, Alexis Deavenport-Saman, Choo Phei Wee, Karen KayImagawa, David J. Schonfeld, Douglas Vanderbilt - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study sought to determine whether home environments with higher levels of emotional support and cognitive stimulation predict later academic achievement and whether this relationship is moderated by placement type (i.e. biological/adoptive parent care, kinship care, or non-kinship foster care). This study included 1,206 children from the second U.S. National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-II) who were involved with Child Protective Services (CPS) between 2–7 years of age.