Effects of Cash Transfers on Protection and Wellbeing Outcomes for Women and Children: New Evidence from UNICEF Office of Research

Effects of Cash Transfers on Protection and Wellbeing Outcomes for Women and Children: New Evidence from UNICEF Office of Research
UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, CPC Learning Network, The World Bank, The Transfer Project and The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

This webinar reviews some of the new and ongoing work conducted under the Transfer Project, a multi-organizational research and learning initiative. The first presentation will summarize findings from recent reviews published on understanding linkages and impacts of cash transfers and social safety nets on intimate partner violence and violence against children in low- and middle income settings.

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The Needs of Carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People in Foster Care in Australia: A Systematic Literature Review

The Needs of Carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People in Foster Care in Australia: A Systematic Literature Review
Djala Kalinin, Dr John Gilroy, Aunty Sue Pinckham - Macquarie University and The University of Sydney

The purpose of this study is to support the funding of Aboriginal-controlled research on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under government-administered foster care arrangements.

First-Time Parents' Knowledge of Infant and Toddler Development: A Review of the Literature

First-Time Parents' Knowledge of Infant and Toddler Development: A Review of the Literature

Child Trends reviewed the literature on parenting knowledge among first-time parents with young children (2 years and younger). Specifically, they examined research on what parents know and want to know about parenting and child development, where they get their information, and what sources of information they trust.

Use of Hierarchical Measures of Psychopathology to Capture the Long (and Wide) Shadow of Early Deprivation in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project Analysis

Use of Hierarchical Measures of Psychopathology to Capture the Long (and Wide) Shadow of Early Deprivation in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project Analysis
Jonathan D. Schaefer - JAMA Psychiatry

It has long been recognized that early adversity represents a strong risk factor for the development of later psychopathology.

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Opening Doors for Young Parents

Opening Doors for Young Parents
Annie E. Casey Foundation

This report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation reminds policymakers and child advocates in the US of the barriers that young families face. It examines national and state-level trends — highlighting areas of opportunity and concern — and then shares potential solutions that can help these families thrive.

Mind the Gap: Factors that can support responses to offending in residential child care and the challenges of implementation

Mind the Gap: Factors that can support responses to offending in residential child care and the challenges of implementation
Deborah Nolan and Joe Gibb - Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care

This article highlights a range of factors which can support good quality, consistent and confident decision making, towards the aim of ensuring that care leavers' contact with police is avoided unless absolutely necessary.

Catch-up growth, metabolic, and cardiovascular risk in post-institutionalized Romanian adolescents

Catch-up growth, metabolic, and cardiovascular risk in post-institutionalized Romanian adolescents
Alva Tang, Natalie Slopen, Charles A. Nelson, Charles H. Zeanah, Michael K. Georgieff & Nathan A. Fox - Pediatric Research

This study explored whether patterns of catch-up growth affect metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes in previously institutionalized adolescents in Romania.

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