They ask for protection: An exploratory study into experiences with violence among unaccompanied refugee children in Dutch reception facilities

A. E. Zijlstra, M. C. Menninga, E. C. C. van Os, M. E. Kalverboer - Child Abuse & Neglect

This qualitative study explores the experiences of unaccompanied children with regard to violence in reception facilities in the Netherlands from the perspective of the children.

The Urbanization Paradox: Parental Absence and Child Development in China - an Empirical Analysis Based on the China Family Panel Studies Survey

Lijun Chen, Di Qi & Dali L. Yang - Child Indicators Research

This study zeroes in on the issue of left-behind children and draws on data from the China Family Panel Studies surveys to examine the impacts of parental absence on child development in psychological, physical and cognitive domains.

‘Even though I Am Blind, I Am Still Human!’: the Neglect of Adolescents with Disabilities’ Human Rights in Conflict-Affected Contexts

Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Nicola Jones & Kifah Bani Odeh - Child Indicators Research

Drawing on qualitative research undertaken with adolescents with disabilities from refugee and host communities in Jordan and the State of Palestine, this article critically interrogates the framing of child neglect, which to date has situated the state as a protector rather than a perpetrator, the narrow understanding of adolescent needs and the responsibility of international actors for ensuring that the full range of human rights of adolescents with disabilities is supported.

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Family Profiles in Child Neglect Cases Substantiated by Child Protection Services

Marie-Ève Clément, Annie Bérubé, Mélissa Goulet & Sonia Hélie - Child Indicators Research

This study was conducted to address some of the gaps in the current literature by identifying, in a more comprehensive manner, family profiles and service referrals in cases of child neglect investigated and substantiated by Child Protection Services (CPS).

Dominant Research on Child Neglect and Dialogic Practices: when the Voice of Families is Translated or Ignored

Vicky Lafantaisie, Jean-Charles St-Louis, Annie Bérubé, Tristan Milot & Carl Lacharité - Child Indicators Research

Reflecting upon research on child neglect, this article focuses on the importance (or lack thereof) given to the views of families in neglect situation within this field.