Pretesting a Human Trafficking Screening Tool in the Child Welfare and Runaway and Homeless Youth Systems

Urban Institute under contract to the U.S. Administration for Children and Families

Aiming to assist providers to identify and better serve the needs of youth victims of human trafficking, this study developed and pretested a Human Trafficking Screening Tool used to identify youth in the child welfare system and runaway and homeless youth who have experiences of trafficking, 

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Child Neglect in Guyana

ChildLinK with support from Guyana Childcare & Protection Agency, the European Union and Family for Every Child

This study, commissioned by ChildLinK, critically examines the factors of child neglect by caregivers in Guyana and offers recommendations for key stakeholders across various disciplines. 

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A Longitudinal Study of Child Maltreatment and Mental Health Predictors of Admission to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities

Roderick A. Rose and Paul Lanier - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This exploratory study used cross-sector administrative records linked across multiple systems, including child welfare records and Medicaid claims, from a single state in the U.S. over a five-year period, to investigate the factors that predict entry into psychiatric residential treatment facilities for children. 

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New Perspectives for Outcome-based Evaluation and Research on Family and Children’s Services

Cinzia Canali, Joyce Lai Chong Ma and Tiziano Vecchiato - Emanuela Zancan Foundation, University of Hong Kong and the International Association for Outcome-Based Evaluation and Research on Family and Children's Services

This book is composed of a series of extended abstracts relevant to the evaluation and research of family and children's services in various contexts. 

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Building a Holistic Child Protection System, Step by Step, in the United Republic of Tanzania

UNICEF

This case study of the child protection system in the United Republic of Tanzania is part of a UNICEF global initiative, undertaken in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada to document national child protection frameworks to gain an understanding of the country, the response of government and other actors, as well as other factors contributing to success in protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse. 

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