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… Policy that says one thing and does another in an Australian Aboriginal community Année … Fawcett, B. & Hanlon, M. (2009). Child sexual abuse and Aboriginal communities in Australia: A case study of … abuse be deemed an issue of urgent national attention and attributed the abuse to high poverty rates and unequal … This article critiques an intervention made by the Howard Government in the Northern Aboriginal territory of Australia in 2007. The intervention followed the completion of a report entitled “Little Children are Sacred” which was commissioned by the government after allegations of widespread sexual abuse of children in the territory were made public. The report recommended that sexual abuse be…
… Family characteristics and caregiver risk factors at play for families chronically … Jones, A. (2017). Predicting chronic neglect: Understanding risk and protective factors for CPS-involved families. Child & … This study focuses on chronic neglect cases in child protection services (CPS). Two main objectives were pursued: 1) to identify risk and protective factors related to chronic neglect cases, in contrast to neglect cases that are not chronic; 2) to explore the predictive capacity of a commonly used (in the United States) risk assessment tools regarding chronic neglect. In this study, chronic…
… Is the Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-up (ABC) intervention effective … & Emmaline Houston Citation Lind, T., Bernard, K., Ross, E. and Dozier, M. (2014). Intervention Effects on Negative Affect of CPS-referred Children: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(9) , … Study Purpose and Intervention: Children involved with Child Protection Services (CPS) who have adverse early childhood experiences are at higher risk for poor regulation of behaviour, physiology, and affect. Parents play a key role in helping their children adapt and develop regulatory capabilities. Many CPS-referred parents require assistance in learning supportive behaviours that promote…
… program has little effect on parenting skills, child health and development, and occurrence of child abuse Année de publication 2007 Revu … Impact of a statewide home visiting program on parenting and on child health and development. Child Abuse & Neglect, … These two related studies examined the impact of the Healthy Families Alaska (HFAK) program model on: 1) child abuse, and 2) parenting and child health and development. HFAK is a home visiting program, targeting high-risk families; the program has explicit performance indicators; program staff must complete basic training by Healthy Families America (HFA) certified trainers; these authors had…
… confirms relationship between neighbourhood alcohol outlets and referrals to child protective services Année de … (2007). Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Alcohol Outlets and Child Protective Services Referrals, Substantiations, and Foster Care Entries. Child Maltreatment, 12 (2), … Drawing on the substantial literature that links alcohol consumption with child maltreatment, the authors examined the relationship between the density of alcohol retail outlets in neighborhoods (liquor stores, bars, and restaurants that serve alcohol) and the rate of child protective services referrals, substantiations, and foster care entries. All types of maltreatment were considered in this…
… increase in proportion of youth with mental problems and juvenile justice backgrounds Année de publication 2007 … Welfare, 86 (1), 5-27. Résumé This was a study of children and families served by residential treatment centres (RTCs) … system to determine: (1) the prevalence of behavioural and emotional problems in youth entering the system, (2) … This was a study of children and families served by residential treatment centres (RTCs) in the New York State child welfare system to determine: (1) the prevalence of behavioural and emotional problems in youth entering the system, (2) whether this proportion had increased in the past 10 years, and (3) whether there were identifiable subgroups of these youth. Sixteen RTCs (of a total of 44 in NY…
… Concordance between adolescents’ self-reports and agency determinations of childhood maltreatment Année de … Concordance between adolescent reports of childhood abuse and child protective service determinations in an at-risk … age 2 as being at elevated risk of childhood maltreatment; and 2) by assessing the use of audio computer-assisted … Retrospective self-reports are commonly used to assess childhood maltreatment. This study examined the validity of retrospective adolescent self-reports of childhood maltreatment in two ways: 1) by identifying a sample of adolescents who were identified prior to age 2 as being at elevated risk of childhood maltreatment; and 2) by assessing the use of audio computer-assisted self-interviews (A-…
… Population-based Canadian data on educational and social outcomes for children and youth involved with child welfare system Année de … L., Leclair, L., Ekuma, O., & Fransoo, R. (2010). Academic and social outcomes for high-risk youths in Manitoba. … This study provides analysis of the first large-scale provincial dataset containing information on educational outcomes for all children in the child welfare system, not just those in care. It also demonstrates the utility of linking data among different children’s sectors, such as education and social services, in order to track a spectrum of outcomes relevant to child well-being. Data were…
… ratings by caregivers in child welfare cases: Social order and social capital Année de publication 2013 Revu par Sydney … poverty levels—as predictors of child abuse and neglect. Previous work has largely been based on census … (CES) from the first wave of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing-II (NSCAW-II); this scale provides … Recent studies have shown the importance of community factors—especially poverty levels—as predictors of child abuse and neglect. Previous work has largely been based on census tract-level indicators, which make it hard to identify specific community risk factors; this present study takes an entirely different approach. Data are individual caregivers’ responses to the Community Environment Scale…
… Child maltreatment increased by both poverty and income inequality Année de publication 2014 Revu par … McCarthy, M.E., & Dineen, M. (2014). Income inequality and child maltreatment in the United States. Pediatrics, … poverty levels—as predictors of child abuse and neglect; this current national study appears to be the … Recent studies have shown the importance of community factors—especially poverty levels—as predictors of child abuse and neglect; this current national study appears to be the first attempt to examine the added effect of income inequality. The unit of analysis here was county (N = 2877); data were annual rates, averaged over five years (2005–2009), for the following variables: • Child…