Linking children's social care data to information about their care proceedings to understand the use of care proceedings and their effects on parents, children and local authorities

Judith Masson, Ludivine Garside, Sean Jenney - Child & Family Social Work

This paper explores the potential of data linkage to contribute to understanding interactions between care proceedings and care demand, the examination of changes in practice through the analysis of cohorts of children in the care system, or receiving services, and the provision of feedback to those working in the family justice system on the outcomes of care proceedings for children in the UK.

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Sexual Exploitation of Children in Nepal: Briefing Paper

ECPAT International

This briefing paper has been compiled using information included in the Out of the Shadows Index - which measures a country’s response to child sexual exploitation and abuse - and the ECPAT Country Overview for Nepal. The brief highlights the risk of sexual exploitation resulting from voluntourism practices, including volunteering in or visiting orphanages.

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Children’s participation: A new role for children in the field of child maltreatment

Hanita Kosher & Asher Ben-Arieh - Child Abuse & Neglect

This article discusses the interaction between protection of maltreated children and their participation. Five aspects of child participation in the field of child maltreatment will be presented: children's participation in the definition of child maltreatment phenomena; children's participation in measuring the prevalence of child maltreatment; children's participation in clinical assessments; children's participation in in the decision-making process in child protection system; and children's participation in the efforts to prevent child maltreatment.

Mid-level CPIE Staff Capacity Gap Analysis in the West and Central Africa Region (including Mauritania)

Serena Zanella & Manuela De Gaspari - Save the Children

The child protection in emergencies (CPiE) capacity gaps analysis (CGA) in the West and Central Africa (plus Mauritania) region, targeting CPiE practitioners with 3-5 years of professional experience, aimed to collect and provide information on (1) identified key CPiE capacity gaps and (2) existing and available capacity building initiatives.

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South Korean mothers’ childhood abuse experience and their abuse of their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Moderating effect of parenting self-efficacy

Kyung Eun Jahng - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study examined the moderating effect of maternal parenting self-efficacy on the relationship between mothers’ childhood abuse experience and their abuse of their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).

A Swedish national study: Immigrant-country of birth status and child welfare compulsory care among a sample of parents with risky substance use

Amy S. He, Mojgan Padyab, Jennifer A. Sedivy, Lena Lundgren -

Using Swedish registry national data, this study explored the relationship between immigration-country of birth status, psychosocial risk factors, and child compulsory care for parents with risky substance use (RSU).

Effectiveness of a trauma-informed care psychoeducational program for foster carers – Evaluation of the Fostering Connections Program

Maria Lotty, Audrey Dunn-Galvin, Eleanor Bantry-White - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Fostering Connections program, a newly developed trauma-informed care program within the national child welfare agency in Ireland.

“I just want to be a regular kid:” A qualitative study of sense of belonging among high school youth in foster care

Royel M. Johnson, Terrell L. Strayhorn, Bridget Parler - Children and Youth Services Review

In this study, the authors drew on qualitative data gathered during in-depth focus groups with 46 high school youth in foster care. The goal of this research was to center and amplify the often-unheard voices of youth in foster care and their experiences in high school.

(Re) Conceptualizing Neglect: Considering the Overrepresentation of Indigenous Children in Child Welfare Systems in Canada

Johanna Caldwell & Vandna Sinha - Child Indicators Research

In this article, the authors examine theoretical and legislative conceptualizations of child neglect in terms of their relationship to the disproportionate involvement of Indigenous children in child welfare across Canada and, more specifically, in Quebec.