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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…
"Child maltreatment is associated with a huge burden of suffering, yet there are serious gaps in knowledge about its epidemiology and approaches to intervention. This article describes the development of a proposed national research framework in child maltreatment, as requested by the Department of Justice, Canada, based on (1) a review of the literature, (2) consultation with experts, and (3)…
… Vaccination and Child Welfare: Does vaccine hesitancy constitute medical neglect? Information Sheet … 1 … en … Vaccination and Child Welfare: Does vaccine hesitancy constitute medical … In the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the issue of vaccination and vaccine hesitancy is more salient than ever. Among currently-eligible youth under the age of 18, 73% have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 47% are fully vaccinated as of early August 2021 (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2021). Though vaccine coverage in Canada for routine early childhood vaccine-…
This information sheet describes Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and examines what the research says about its effectiveness as an intervention for serious behavioural problems in youths.
… Connecting Father Absence and Mother Blame in Child Welfare Policies and Practice Journal article … 1 … en … Connecting Father Absence and Mother Blame in Child Welfare Policies and Practice … This study explored the lack of father engagement in a retrospective case file review of 116 child protection files dated between 1997 and 2005 randomly chosen from a child welfare agency in a mid-size Canadian city. Choice of case files was restricted to those in which the mother was an adolescent (19 years of age or younger) at the time of the birth of at least one child. Within the 116 files,…
… 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. Le programme de prise en charge et de … Le programme de prise en charge et de soins prolongés est un programme de transition qui offre de l’aide financière, pratique et psychologique à des jeunes ontariens qui ont été placés dans des foyers d’accueil. Les jeunes qui ne sont plus pris en charge sont souvent mal préparés pour effectuer la transition vers la vie autonome et sont plus susceptibles que la population générale de…
… Child Welfare: Discourses of White Guilt, Reverse Racism, and Failed Policy Journal article … 1 … en … News Reporting … Child Welfare: Discourses of White Guilt, Reverse Racism, and Failed Policy …
Presented to the 5th International Conference of the Looking After Children Initiative (Oxford, UK) on September 23 - 26, 2002.