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… Ontario study finds kinship placements generally more stable and more likely to lead to reunification than non-kin … study finds kinship placements generally more stable and more likely to lead to reunification than non-kin … This study examines the difference in stability between kinship and non-kin placements by comparing cases from one child welfare organization, Family and Child Services (FACs), in Waterloo, Ontario. Data are utilized from primary placements that began between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2010, for children placed under the care of FACs. A total of 852 cases were compared of children who had…

… Child maltreatment increased by both poverty and income inequality … 1 … en … Child maltreatment increased by both poverty and income inequality … 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…

… Population-based Canadian data on educational and social outcomes for children and youth involved with child welfare system … 1 … en … Population-based Canadian data on educational and social outcomes for children and youth involved with … 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…

… from the Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS) … 1 … en … Major Findings from the Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS) … The National Incidence Study (NIS) examines the incidence of child abuse and neglect in the United States. The Fourth National Incidence Study (NIS-4) collected data from a representative sample of 122 counties across 126 Child Protection Service (CPS) agencies. The NIS-4 examines children who are maltreated including those investigated by CPS agencies and others not reported to CPS or screened…

… Tool (SSBMT): Supporting practitioner confidence, planning and competency when responding to sexual behaviours between … Tool (SSBMT): Supporting practitioner confidence, planning and competency when responding to sexual behaviours between … This study details the development and initial pilot evaluation of the Sibling Sexual Behaviour Mapping Tool (SSBMT), designed to aid child-protection social workers in addressing cases of sibling sexual behaviours (SSB). Rooted in findings from the National Project on Sibling Sexual Abuse and other key research, the SSBMT aims to address the lack of targeted resources and professional training…

… Children Discharged From Kin And Non-Kin Foster Homes: Do The Risks Of Foster Care … Re-Entry Differ? … 1 … en … Children Discharged From Kin And Non-Kin Foster Homes: Do The Risks Of Foster Care … A primary goal of the child welfare system is to provide permanence and stability for children, through out-of-home care, or through reunification with their primary caregivers or kin. Extant literature illustrates that children are more likely to be reunited with their caregivers from kinship foster homes versus non-kinship foster homes. This study aims to contribute to the literature and…

… Child welfare and mental health interorganizational relationships impact service use and outcomes … 1 … en … Child welfare and mental health interorganizational relationships impact … 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…

… Neighbourhood disadvantage and proximity to disadvantaged neighbourhoods increase risk … placements … 1 … en … Neighbourhood disadvantage and proximity to disadvantaged neighbourhoods increase risk … Out-of-home placement prevention programs have traditionally focused on a range of support programs targeting individual families, although there appears to be a renewal in interest in the potential of community level initiatives. Spatial analyses have found that neighbourhood characteristics (e.g., poverty, residential instability) are associated with child maltreatment rates. However,…

… Policy that says one thing and does another in an Australian Aboriginal community … 1 … en … Policy that says one thing and does another in an Australian Aboriginal community … 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…

… Kinship adoption and the associated outcomes among children and their adoptive families … 1 … en … Kinship adoption and the associated outcomes among children and their … Kinship adoption is becoming increasingly common in the U.S. child welfare system, where roughly 25% of children adopted from public foster care enter kinship arrangements. However, the majority of kinship research has focused solely on foster care placements. The authors of this study sought to describe the characteristics and experiences of children and adopters in kin versus non-kin…