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… Prevalence and predictors of dating violence among adolescent female … this study was to (a) describe the amount of psychological and physical dating violence experienced by a sample of adolescents who were sexually abused as children and the reciprocity of the violence; and (b) to investigate … The purpose of this study was to (a) describe the amount of psychological and physical dating violence experienced by a sample of adolescents who were sexually abused as children and the reciprocity of the violence; and (b) to investigate the specific contribution of certain child sexual abuse characteristics as risk markers for interpartner abuse. Participants were female (n=126) adolescent…
… Child physical abuse with and without other forms of maltreatment: Dysfunctionality … 269 were not subjected to any other type of maltreatment and 245 were also victims of one or two other forms of maltreatment. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses showed that the profile of … The aim of this study was to compare cases of physical abuse reported to Quebec child protective services (CPS) according to whether the abuse occurred alone or co-occurred with other forms of maltreatment. The data were taken from the Quebec Incidence Study (QIS), which examined 4,929 reports investigated by Quebec CPS in the fall of 1998. Of the 514 children who were physically abused, 269 were…
… 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 2831 The purpose of this study was … 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).…
… Risk and protective factors for depression and substance use in an adolescent child welfare sample 2011 … Romano, Elisa Rouillard, Louise Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 33, Issue 11, pp. 2127-2137. 2582 Youth … Youth living in out-of-home care exhibit risk for impairments in mental health functioning, yet despite adverse maltreatment experiences youth also exhibit resilience. The current study examines the association of maltreatment and health indicators on the mental health functioning of youth. Specifically, depressive symptoms and substance use were examined in a sample of 12 to 15 year…
… Promotive and risk factors as concurrent predictors of educational … 2011 Authors Flynn, Robert J. Tessier, Nicolas G. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 2498-2503. 2508 Extended care and maintenance … Extended care and maintenance (ECM) is a transitional living program that provides financial, instrumental, and emotional support to former youth in out-of-home care in the province of Ontario. Youth who have been discharged from out-of-home care are often ill prepared for the transition, and are more likely than the general population to exhibit behaviours associated with poorer outcomes (…
… Child welfare and mental health interorganizational relationships impact service use and outcomes Year of Publication 2009 Reviewed By Allison Eisner Citation Bai, Y., Wells, R., & … in contact with a CWA in some form, ranging from a closed investigation to coming into care, within a specific … There is often an assumption made that different service sectors that serve children and youth, such as child welfare and mental health organizations, should work together to improve services for children and youth. However, there is limited research with respect to service utilization and outcomes for such an approach. This study examined the impact of interorganizational relationships (IORs) on…
… however, suggests a particular link between physical abuse and temporary placements. The objective of the present study … analyzing the associative link between temporary placements and physical abuse as the reason for the placement. Our … abuse combined with other reasons, were between 33.4% and 41% more likely to involve trajectories with temporary … A large majority of children who are placed outside the family home experience temporary placements (between 1 to 60 days) at some point in time. Yet, information on the use of temporary placements remains fragmentary, with only occasional indirect references. This scant information does, however, suggests a particular link between physical abuse and temporary placements. The objective of the…
… On the nature and scope of reported child maltreatment in high-income … for improving the evidence base 2013 Authors Jud, Andreas Fluke, John Alink, Lenneke R. A. Allan, Kate Fallon, … and International Child Health, 33(4): 207-215 3078 This review article examines the question of how high-income … This review article examines the question of how high-income countries (Belgium, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States) are able to collect and use child welfare focused statistical data to inform policy and practice. The authors concluded that all of the countries examined have either incomplete or inaccurate data, and therefore have no…
… The Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Gambling Problems in a Community Sample of Adult Men and Women 2010 Authors Hodgins, David C. Schopflocher, Don … the results estimates of the provincial population. After reviewing the literature, the authors examined a variety of … The purpose of this study was to examine the association between childhood maltreatment and gambling disorders, using data from an ongoing longitudinal study of gambling (the Leisure Lifecycle and Lifestyle Project). The study used random digit dialing to recruit participants from the province of Alberta, Canada. The authors examined the responses of 1,145 adult participants who completed the…
… Grandparents' and Social Workers' Experiences with the Child Welfare … 2007 Authors Gladstone, James W. Brown, Ralph A. Child and Youth Services Review, Volume 29, Issue 11, pp. 1439-1453 298 The purpose … The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the circumstances under which grandparents and child welfare workers have contact with each other, as well as factors that are associated with positive working relationships between them. Data were gathered from 63 grandparents who had a grandchild receiving service from a child welfare agency, as well as from 21 child welfare workers, all of…