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Cette étude s’est penchée sur les effets de la gestion assistée par des spécialistes, de cas de maltraitance et de négligence envers les enfants, tels que perçus par les intervenants responsables de ces cas. Des cas de protection à l’enfance tirés du système allemand de bien-être et de santé aux enfants ont été assignés au hasard, soit à un groupe d’intervention (n = 42), soit à un groupe de…

… Reunified children with higher behaviour problems and larger families more likely to re-enter foster care … 1 … en … Reunified children with higher behaviour problems and larger families more likely to re-enter foster care … When children enter out-of-home care, the service plan is usually to reunify them safely to their families. However, we know that 30-50% of children who have been reunified will return to out-of-home care. Re-entry to care is a significant concern to child welfare practitioners, researchers and policy makers. This study used a large American longitudinal survey to identify factors predictive of…

… Placement stability in kinship and non-kin foster care: A Canadian study 2012 Authors … Perry, Gretchen Daly, Martin Kotler, Jennifer Children and Youth Services Review, 34(2), pp 460-465. Placement stability in kinship … This study compared the stability of kinship and non-kin foster placements of one child welfare organization in Ontario. Administrative data of children who were removed from their parent’s care between 2008 and 2010 were analyzed. The total sample included 880 foster families and 389 kin families. Findings indicate that within the first six months of being placed in out-of-home care, on average…

… Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: Policies, Programs and Strategies 2011 Authors Rae, Lisa National Aboriginal … plan. The report is an amalgamation of research and policy reviews concerning Inuit communities and their involvement … The Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support report was developed as a result of the identification of children’s health as a priority within the Inuit Tuttarvingat strategic plan. The report is an amalgamation of research and policy reviews concerning Inuit communities and their involvement with the child welfare system. An overview of the status of Inuit children in Canada is provided,…

… Childhood emotional maltreatment and suicidal ideation … 1 … en … Childhood emotional maltreatment and suicidal ideation … Emotional maltreatment (i.e., verbal assaults directed to a child’s sense of well-being or self-worth) has been found to be a strong predictor of later internalizing problems even after accounting for other forms of child maltreatment. Children who have experienced emotional maltreatment are found to have poor cognitive flexibility, poor emotional regulation abilities, reduced prosocial behaviour…

… Early specialized foster care, developmental outcomes and home salivary cortisol patterns in prenatally … 2010 Authors D'Angiulli, Amedeo Sullivan, Richard Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp. 460-465. Early specialized … D’Angiulli and Sullivan examine developmental outcomes in substance exposed infants placed in foster care. The sample was comprised of twenty-two infants under twenty-four months of age, divided into a preterm and a full-term group enrolled in the Vancouver Costal Safe Babies program. The Vancouver Costal Safe Babies program provides services and special programming for foster parents supporting…

… Perceptions of child protection workers, foster parents and children who are Crown Wards 2011 Authors Morrison, … Janet Mishna, Faye Cook, Charlene Aitken, Gail Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 33, Issue 9, pp. 1476-1482. Access visits: … Children who are Crown wards have increasing access to biological parents and family members. The literature on the benefits of supervised access is mixed, resulting in no solid conclusion to suggest that access should or should not be supported. The current qualitative study examines the perceptions of child welfare workers, foster parents and children who have supervised access with family…

… Study The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) is a national initiative to collect data … a child welfare authority due to alleged or suspected abuse and/or neglect. The CIS examines the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of the children and families … The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) is a national initiative to collect data on children who come to the attention of a child welfare authority due to alleged or suspected abuse and/or neglect. The CIS examines the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the characteristics of the children and families investigated by child welfare authorities in the year…

This study aimed to determine whether policy initiatives and modern child protection systems in place since the 1970s have been successful in addressing child maltreatment. Using available data from six developed countries, the authors compared trends in child maltreatment from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. The three main indicators examined were: violent deaths, maltreatment-related injury…

… Looking at engagement and outcome from the perspectives of child protection workers and parents 2012 Authors Gladstone, James Dumbrill, Gary … Young, Michelle Ismaila, Afisi Children and Youth Services Review 34(1), pp. 112-118 Looking at engagement and outcome … The purpose of this study was to understand what facilitates engagement between parents and child welfare workers. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered with 131 worker-parent dyads from 11 child welfare organizations in Ontario. Predictor variables included engagement, parental well-being (i.e., depression, stress), and worker well-being (i.e., burnout, job satisfaction, stress).…