Sleep in Young Adults: Comparing Foster Care Alumni to a Low-Income Sample
The current study compares risk factors and sleep in a sample of foster care alumni and low-income young adults aged 18–24.
Webinar Recording: Culture, the Migration Journey, Trauma and Assessment
This webinar offers foundational information related to the intersection of culture, the migration journey, trauma and assessment.
Measures that are Appropriate for Refugee Children and Families
The National Child Traumatic Network (NCTN) has published a list of measures that front line professionals can use to assess the exposure to trauma among migrant and refugee families and children.
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Webinar Recording: Attachment, Development, Trauma, and Socio-Cultural Responsive Interventions for Young Children
The webinar recording provides a basic overview of the intersection of early childhood development (0-5), attachment and trauma in young migrant children.
The Faces of Family Separation
This documentary from CBS News takes viewers inside the real-life challenges facing migrant families split apart by the Trump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy.
Examining the Feasibility of Using Home Visiting Models to Support Home-Based Child Care Providers
This report examines home visiting models and curricula, state- and federal-level policies related to early care and education and home visiting, funding streams to support early care and education and home visiting, and the perspectives of home-based child care (HBCC) providers and parents in order to explore the potential for scaling up this model of professional development for HBCC providers in the United States.
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The Children Left Behind
In this article, the stories of children left-behind by parental migration in Central America and Mexico are conveyed in their own words detailing how vulnerable they felt when abandoned, confused, and at times, rejected after finally connecting with their long-lost families.
Role of the Ombudsman for Children in Protection of the Rights of Children Who Are Raised in Adoptive Families
The aim of this article is to develop proposals for the organization of a legal and regulatory framework in Russia, in accordance with the social and psychological needs of guardianship families and to identify the possibilities of the Ombudsman for the Rights of the Child to protect the rights of minors raised in guardianship families.
Nightmares and flashbacks: The impact of commercial sexual exploitation of children among female adolescents placed in residential care
This study aimed to assess differences in the level of post-traumatic symptoms reported by those who experienced commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) during adolescence and those who did not.
Narrative and Dramatic Approaches to Children’s Life Story with Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families
This book outlines narrative and dramatic approaches to improve vulnerable family relationships. It provides a model which offers new ways for parents to practise communicating with their children and develop positive relationships.