The authors of this study introduce a new construct, birth family thoughts, that captures a sense of curiosity about birth family for adopted individuals, and describe the development of an accompanying brief self-report measure, the Birth Family Thoughts Scale (BFTS).
This report presents results from a survey administered to graduates of the Child Protection in Emergencies Professional Development Programme (CPiE PDP) in the Middle East and Eastern Europe region to evaluate if and how the CPiE PDP has influenced their professional development and to what extent the graduates have practiced what they have learned.
The primary aim of this chapter is to outline the significance of trauma in the lives of parents involved in the child protection system who are sent for forensic psychological evaluations.
This report is the second in a series of reports exploring the economic consequences and issues for youth aging out of care in British Columbia, Canada. The purpose of this second phase report is to describe and, to the extent possible, provide estimates of the magnitude of these costs.
This series of reports offers important new insights into the economic consequences and issues for youth aging out of care in British Columbia, Canada.
This report is the third and final in a series of reports exploring the economic consequences and issues for youth aging out of care in British Columbia, Canada. The purpose of the report is to estimate the incremental costs of support measures that can improve outcomes and to compare these costs to the benefits they may generate.
This briefing gives a very broad overview of the legislative framework for child protection in England.
This document outlines the partnership between the Victorian Government, Victorian Aboriginal communities and the child and family services sector.
This case study seeks to summarise the policy priorities of the four UK nations for care leavers, review outcomes for which data is publicly available, and discuss a number of areas where policy differences can be identified.
The following evaluation looks at a dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) skills group implemented with young females in a Scottish residential service.
