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… Promising outcomes of providing anti-poverty services within a differential response system … 1 … en … Promising outcomes of providing anti-poverty services within a differential … Beginning in the 1990s, child welfare systems in the United States began implementing policy and practice changes in their response to reported cases of child abuse and neglect. A few states began implementing multiple track systems in which low risk cases were handled using a non-investigative assessment track commonly known as differential response (DR). Since the 1990s, many states have…

… A formative stage evaluation of a birth parent behavioural training program and foster care children’s well-being and … The current study examined the effect of a birth parent behavioural training program (Parent Management Training-Oregon or PMTO) on children’s well-being (measured by socio-emotional functioning, problem behaviours, and social skills) and placement stability in a foster care setting. Subjects were from a Midwestern state and involved in the private foster care system, through which they were…

… Child maltreatment and SES predicted higher incarceration rates among youth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent … 1 … en … Child … Youth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are vastly overrepresented in the youth criminal justice system in Australia.  This quantitative study seeks to identify factors that predict involvement with the Australian criminal justice system for youth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.A self-report survey was administered to pregnant mothers at an Australian…

… Systematic review of psychosocial interventions for suicidal adolescents finds mixed outcomes … 1 … en … Systematic review of … Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth 15 to 24 years of age and nearly one out of every six youth in the USA report having considered suicide. Further understanding the effectiveness of evidence-based approaches addressing suicidality in youth is thereby critical for this vulnerable population.  This systematic review found 17 studies (10 experimental and 7 quasi-experimental…

… Is the Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-up (ABC) … … en … Is the Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-up (ABC) intervention effective with a child welfare population? … 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…

… A helping hand for the caregiver is a helping hand for the child … 1 … en … A helping hand for the caregiver is a … Positive social support can have a buffering effect against stress, strengthen parenting styles, and in turn, lead to positive child outcomes (e.g., MacKenzie, Kotch, & Lee, 2011). This study examined the association between social support in caregivers’ social environment and maltreated children’s safety, permanency and child well-being. The authors used data from Child Protective Service (…

… Post-permanency discontinuity: A longitudinal examination of outcomes for foster youth after adoption … According to the National Child Welfare Indicator Outcomes Matrix (NOM), permanency status should be tracked forward from a child’s initial placement for up to 36 months, at which point permanence is not considered to have been achieved (Trocmé, et al., 2009). Research surrounding long-term outcomes for children and families post-permanency (e.g., adoption or guardianship) is scarce. The current…

… To have or not to have: Moderating role of protective adult relationships on substance use and delinquency … 1 … en … To have or not to have: Moderating role … There is an abundance of research that have investigated how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can negatively impact a child’s development, and behavioural outcomes, such as substance use and delinquency. The purpose of this study was to investigate if protective relationships with reliable adults, such as parents or other adult figures would influence the relationship between ACEs and…

… Child maltreatment: Cross-national comparison of societal-level predictors … 1 … en … Child maltreatment: Cross-national comparison of societal-level predictors … Children around the world experience violence; a recent review estimates that at least 50% of the children in Asia, Africa and North America experienced severe physical violence from caregivers in the past year. If we were able to identify causal factors, and actually do something about them, it should be possible to reduce this level of violence. This paper is an analysis of the nature and…

… Black children in Ontario: Factors that influence welfare decisions … 1 … en … Black children in Ontario: Factors that influence welfare decisions … This is a report of decisions made by workers about Black and White families investigated for child protection concerns in Ontario, Canada. Data were from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS-2013), which had been designed to provide as representative a sample as possible of Ontario agencies, and of cases within agencies. It was found that Black children were more…