Memory and Executive Functioning in 12-Year-Old Children With a History of Institutional Rearing

Johanna Bick, Charles H. Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox, Charles A. Nelson - Child Development

This study examined visual recognition memory and executive functioning (spatial working memory, spatial planning, rule learning, and attention shifting) in 12-year-olds who participated in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, a randomized controlled trial of foster care for institutionally reared children.

Substance Use, the Opioid Epidemic, and the Child Welfare System: Key Findings from a Mixed Methods Study

Laura Radel, Melinda Baldwin, Ph.D., Gilbert Crouse, Ph.D., Robin Ghertner and Annette Waters, Ph.D. - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This brief presents key takeaway messages from a mixed methods study examining how substance use affects child welfare systems across the country.

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The use of model based recursive partitioning as an analytic tool in child welfare.

Holly Thurston & Sheridan Miyamoto - Child Abuse & Neglect

Child welfare agencies are tasked with investigating allegations of child maltreatment and intervening when necessary. Researchers are turning to the field of predictive analytics to optimize data analysis and data-driven decision making. This paper examines the utility of statistical algorithms in predictive analytics.

Meaningful participation for children in the Dutch child protection system: A critical analysis of relevant provisions in policy documents.

Helen Bouma, Mónica López López, Erik J Knorth, Hans Grietens - Child Abuse & Neglect

In this study, the participation of children in the Dutch child protection system (CPS) under the new Youth Act 2015 is critically analyzed.

Unpacking the Relationship between Parental Migration and Child well-Being: Evidence from Moldova and Georgia

Franziska Gassmann, Melissa Siegel, Michaella Vanore, Jennifer Waidler - Child Indicators Research

Using household survey data collected between September 2011 and December 2012 from Moldova and Georgia, this paper measures and compares the multidimensional well-being of children with and without parents abroad.

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