A study of serious case reviews between 2016 and 2018: what are the key barriers for social workers in identifying and responding to child neglect?

Linda Solem, Clive Diaz, Lauren Hill - Journal of Children's Services

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.

Conceptualising children’s life histories and reasons for entry into residential care in the Philippines: Social contexts, instabilities and safeguarding

Steven Roche - Children and Youth Services Review

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.

Relationships between adverse childhood experiences and protective factors among parents at-risk for child maltreatment

Lisa S. Panisch, Catherine A. LaBrenz, Jennifer Lawson, Beth Gerlach, Patrick S. Tennant, Swetha Nulu, Monica Faulkner - Children and Youth Services Review

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.

High family SES and youth adjustment: The case of Chinese youth who were adopted from orphanages into American families

Tony Xing Tan, Zhiyao Yi, Linda A. Camras - Children and Youth Services Review

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.

A future for the world’s children? A WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission

Helen Clark, Awa Marie Coll-Seck, et al - The Lancet Commissions

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).

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Effectiveness of Parenting Program for Macau Shift Work Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial

Cynthia Leung, Stanley Chan, H. L. Ip, Heidi Szeto, Miki Lee, Kama Chan, Marco Chan - Research on Social Work Practice

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.