Epidemiological patterns and correlates of mental disorders among orphans and vulnerable children under institutional care

Victoria N. Mutiso, Christine W. Musyimi, Albert Tele, David M. Ndetei - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence, comorbidity and socio-demographic correlates of common mental disorders among orphan and vulnerable children (OVCs) in residential care.

Making sense, discovering what works… Cross-agency collaboration in Child Welfare and Protection in Norway and Quebec

Oscar E. Firbank - Journal of Comparative Social Work

This study seeks to understand collaboration dynamics in social services for determining what strategies work best in facilitating collaborative endeavors in specific policy and institutional environments.

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Protecting visible minority children: Family–caseworker dynamics and protective authority intervention strategies

Dufour, Sarah; Lavergne, Chantal; Gaudet, Judith; Couture, Dominique -- Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne

This study underscores the fact that visible minority families receiving child protective services are a far from homogeneous group and that there are a number of effective methods that can be used with them.