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… Normative and problematic sexualized behaviours among children and youth in the child welfare system … 1 … en … Normative and problematic sexualized behaviours among children and … Sexualized behaviours can be observed throughout childhood and adolescence. In this study, the authors examined the patterns of normative sexualized behaviours (NSB) and problematic sexualized behaviours (PSB) among boys and girls in a high-risk child welfare sample. The sample was divided into three age cohorts: age two to seven for the youngest cohort, age 8 to 11 for the middle childhood…

… Friend support and long-term psychological impacts of surviving child maltreatment … 1 … en … Friend support and long-term psychological impacts of surviving child … This four wave longitudinal study investigated how friend support at age 14 and different forms of child maltreatment may impact the psychological distress trajectory of youth from age 14 to 24. A total of 1400 students from the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec were randomly selected from public and private high schools to participate in the study. Of those selected, a total sample of…

… Interventions For Mothers with Concurrent Substance Abuse and Child Neglect Reports Under Child Protective Services … … Interventions For Mothers with Concurrent Substance Abuse and Child Neglect Reports Under Child Protective Services … For the past two decades, researchers have emphasized the need for empirically based behavioural treatments to address child neglect and substance abuse. Using a controlled experimental design, the authors evaluated a family-based behavioural therapy program with mothers who were referred by Child Protective Services (CPS) for child neglect and drug abuse. Family Behaviour Therapy (FBT) is a…

… interventions found to reduce rapid repeat pregnancy and promote positive parenting skills for mothers living in … interventions found to reduce rapid repeat pregnancy and promote positive parenting skills for mothers living in … Child welfare services in the U.S. have had a slow uptake of evidence-based programs that integrate parenting skills designed to mitigate closely spaced pregnancies for mothers living in out-of-home care. The demand for such support is elevated when considering the multiple factors that place adolescents living in out-of-home care at risk of pregnancy and rapid repeat pregnancy. This…

… Harsh parenting and family conflict elevate the risk of child behavioural … substance abuse symptoms … 1 … en … Harsh parenting and family conflict elevate the risk of child behavioural … This study evaluated harsh parenting and family conflict as potential moderators of the relationship between child externalizing behaviour problems, and symptoms of maternal substance use problems. The authors purposely focused on preschool age children in a community sample to add to a literature predominantly focused on adolescent outcomes in clinical samples. Participants were recruited from…

… Promising results of an intervention to reduce substance use and delinquency among middle school girls in foster care … 1 … results of an intervention to reduce substance use and delinquency among middle school girls in foster care … Adolescent girls in foster care are at increased risk of engaging in unhealthy behaviours such as substance misuse and delinquency yet little research has been done to evaluate the efficacy of interventions to reduce health-risking behaviours among this population. This study evaluated the Middle School Success Intervention Program, which is designed to promote prosocial skills and self-efficacy…

… with child welfare: Service needs, socio-demographics, and psychosocial characteristics … 1 … en … Mothers involved … with child welfare: Service needs, socio-demographics, and psychosocial characteristics … This study builds on existing research regarding the needs of families involved with the child welfare system and provides a strong basis for effectively targeting support services. Service needs, socio-demographics, and psychosocial characteristics of a large representative sample of child welfare involved mothers were examined using standardized measures in face-to-face interviews. The authors…

… Individual and organizational factors that contribute into reentry into out-of-home care … 1 … en … Individual and organizational factors that contribute into reentry into … This study examines the effect of child and child welfare organization characteristics on the re-entry rate of children to out-of-home-care. The authors describe re-entry as an important indicator given that it may suggest that an additional allegation of serious maltreatment has occurred, that permanency has not yet been achieved, and the well-being of the child could be in jeopardy. Using…

… Treatment foster care for improving outcomes in children and adolescents with complex needs … 1 … en … Treatment foster care for improving outcomes in children and adolescents with complex needs … This study examines the impact of treatment foster care (TFC) outcomes for children and adolescents living in out-of-home care in restrictive settings, or are at risk of such placement due to severe psychological, behavioural, social and/or medical problems. This study reviewed existing data from five studies to assess the usefulness of TFC as an intervention for psychosocial and behavioural…

… Child neglect: The importance of both family and community poverty levels … 1 … en … Child neglect: The importance of both family and community poverty levels … This was a detailed analysis of the relationships between race, poverty, child neglect and initial child welfare response, with two particularly interesting features: 1) the simultaneous consideration of two levels of poverty—family poverty and community poverty, and 2) the comparison of seven subtypes of neglect. The sample comprised child abuse/neglect reports, for families first reported in…