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Research Watch, is a joint McGill / University of Toronto intiative supported by funds from the Royal Bank of Canada, is a monthly journal club for faculty and doctoral students interested in child welfare research.  We review empirical studies published in the leading child welfare journals and select the most salient and rigorous studies to be summarized and distributed in a monthly e-newsletters. Subscribe here.

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A person-centered approach to understanding the parenting behaviours of biological fathers Jennifer Nutton 11/06/2012
Child welfare: Organizational climate can affect youth outcomes Sydney Duder 01/14/2013
Child welfare: Organizational culture can affect worker retention Sydney Duder 03/31/2013
Abusive fractures may be decreasing: Hopeful results from a US pediatric hospital
Jules Lajoie
Nico Trocmé
 09/05/2007
Adolescent girls’ pregnancy rates lower for Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care versus Group Care Nicole Petrowski 03/04/2010
Are children with disabilities at greater risk of maltreatment? Tonino Esposito 10/16/2008
Can buy me love: the effect of child welfare expenditures on maltreatment outcomes Andreas Jud 02/24/2013
Canadian research shows neglectful mothers have information processing biases towards their children’s emotions and behaviour Jonathan D. Schmidt 02/07/2008
Case vignette study finds that clinicians are not sensitive to the use of suggestive interviewing technique in child sexual abuse investigations Delphine Collin-Vézina 10/08/2009
Child welfare and mental health interorganizational relationships impact service use and outcomes Allison Eisner 05/06/2010
Child welfare decisions: Significant differences in agency referral patterns Sydney Duder 12/04/2012
Child welfare service involvement during adolescence places transition-age youth at increased risk for negative outcomes Jaime Wegner-Lohin 11/22/2011
Childhood abuse affects later parenting outcomes for American Indian tribes Elizabeth Fast 03/19/2009
Children at risk of maltreatment more likely to have mental health concerns but less likely to receive services Jonathan D. Schmidt 10/30/2008
Children discharged from kin and non-kin foster homes: Do the risks of foster care re-entry differ? Sarah L. Beatty 12/18/2012
Children in residential treatment: New York study shows significant increase in proportion of youth with mental problems and juvenile justice backgrounds Sydney Duder 06/28/2007
Cognitive-behaviour therapy a somewhat effective treatment for young offenders in residential care Stephen Ellenbogen 06/18/2009
Concordance between adolescents’ self-reports and agency determinations of childhood maltreatment Tonino Esposito 09/04/2008
Cost-effective services for youth aging out of foster care Sydney Duder 02/18/2010
Dating violence common among CPS-involved youth and a suggestive trauma intervention pathway Jonathan D. Schmidt 01/28/2010