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Nguyen, Kimberly H.; Kegler, Scott R.; Chiang, Laura; Kress, Howard - Violence and Victims,

The authors of this study examined the collective effects of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional violence on selected self-reported health outcomes among young Kenyan females and males using the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS).

Augustine Frazer - Walden University,

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study (a doctoral dissertation) was to explore how post-Ebola student-orphans enrolled in an agricultural university in rural Sierra Leone experienced post disaster specialized case management to enhance student performance.

Jonathan Dickens, Judith Masson, Ludivine Garside, Julie Young, Kay Bader - Child & Family Social Work,

This open access paper draws on empirical research into the outcomes of care proceedings for a randomly selected sample of 616 children in England and Wales, about half starting proceedings in 2009–2010 and the others in 2014–2015. The paper considers the challenges of achieving and assessing “good outcomes” for the children.

Brittany Barker, Kali Sedgemore, Malcolm Tourangeau, Louise Lagimodiere, John Milloy, Huiru Dong, Kanna Hayashi, Jean Shoveller, Thomas Kerr, Kora DeBeck - Journal of Adolescent Health,

This study investigated the relationship between familial residential school system (RSS) exposure and personal child welfare system (CWS) involvement among young people who use drugs (PWUD).

John Kamau & Grace Gitau - Daily Nation,

This article from the Daily Nation shines light on "the multi-million-shilling child trade industry" in Kenya that "has been thriving for years," specifically targeting poor families.

OHCHR,

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families invite all stakeholders to provide inputs to this initiative through a questionnaire by 1 April 2019.

Centre for Continuing Professional Development, School of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire,

This Master Class, taught by David Tobis and Andy Bilson, is for practitioners in the field who are working to reform child protection systems.

Guyana Chronicle,

This article from the Guyana Chronicle describes the work of Guyana's Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) to ensure that children are properly cared for and protected and that their right to a family is honored.

International Child Development Initiatives,

Save the Children has contracted the Dutch based organization International Child Development Initiatives (www.icdi.nl) to do a mapping of Family Strengthening Interventions in Middle Income countries and is requesting available information on interventions.

Silvia López-Larrosa, Paula Mendiri, Vanesa Sánchez-Souto - Children and Youth Services Review,

In this study, the authors examined adolescents' emotional security and insecurity (preoccupation and disengagement) determined by dimensions of interparental conflict (IPC). These results have implications for researchers and for practitioners when addressing family reunification for adolescents in residential care (RC) or risks in community samples.