Integrating Early Childhood Development and Violence Prevention - A Landscape Analysis: Networks, Campaigns, Movements, and Initiatives

Cassie Landers Ed.D., MPH Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

This review aims at gaining a better understanding of the landscape of, and support efforts by, the Early Childhood Development and Violence Prevention communities through identifying networks, campaigns, movements, and initiatives

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Family Strengthening Programs: Where Do We Go From Here?

Anne Jones University and Pajarita Charles - Journal of Family Strengths

This paper describes a study that examined the economic challenges faced by low-income, unmarried parents in the United States who participated in the Strong Couples - Strong Children (SC - SC) program, a federally funded initiative intended to help strengthen relationships of fragile families by providing relationship education programs.

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Can a Munro-Inspired Approach Transform the Lives of Looked after Children in England?

Martyn Higgins, Annabel Goodyer & Andrew Whittaker - Social Work Education: The International Journal

This paper discusses and examines the lessons learned from the Munro Review relevant for looked after children. The Munro Review provides an analysis of the current state of the child protection system, challenging bureaucratised practice and arguing for a reclaiming of professional social work identity, knowledge and understanding.

Children, Violence and Democracy

Kiaras Gharabaghi and Ben Anderson-Nathe - Child & Youth Services

This editorial piece from the Child & Youth Services journal makes observations about the children who live away from home and their vulnerability to violence, the shift in the use of violence as a threat to democracy to its use as a defense of democracy, and the exclusion of young people from globalization.