The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program An example of a public health approach to evidence-based parenting support

John A. Pickering and Matthew R. Sanders - Family Matters

This article provides an overview of the Triple P Parenting Program in Australia. The article presents the evidence supporting the Triple P Program and describes how a public health approach to parenting support works.

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In Their Own Voices: The Hopes and Struggles of Responsible Fatherhood Program Participants in the Parents and Children Together Evaluation

Pamela Holcomb, Kathryn Edin, Jeffrey Max, Alford Young, Jr., Angela Valdovinos D’Angelo, Daniel Friend, Elizabeth Clary, Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. - Mathematica Policy Research, OPRE, PACT

This report describes themes and findings from the first round of in-depth interviews conducted as part of a qualitative study on the views and experiences of fathers who voluntarily enroll and participate in Responsible Fatherhood (RF) programs in the US.

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Occurrence and Consequences of Violence among Orphaned Institutionalized Children in Menoufia Governorate

Nabila El-sayed Saboula, Amal Attia Hussien, and Eman Mohamed El-Refaee - IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science

The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of violence among orphaned children in institutions in Egypt and its consequences on their physical and psychological health status.

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Child care system reforms in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: Why there is a need to focus on children below three years

Jean-Claude Legrand - Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This paper describes the diversified approaches in Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia to end the placement of children under three in institutions and prevent the separation of children from their families.

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Jumping Hurdles: the myriad of issues and barriers for incarcerated mothers to regain custody of children

Una Stone, Marg Liddell, and Marietta Martinovic - Justice Policy Journal, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice 2015

This paper describes the myriad of issues and barriers that Australian mothers face on exiting prison in their attempts to regain parental responsibility of their children.

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Do fathers care? Measuring mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of fathers’ involvement in caring for young children in South Africa

Gareth D. Mercer - Doctoral Thesis, University of British Columbia

This Doctoral Thesis explores whether children in South Africa who reside with their biological father have better health than children whose fathers live elsewhere.

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