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… Doing the right thing? (Re) Considering risk assessment and safety planning in child protection work with domestic … … Doing the right thing? (Re) Considering risk assessment and safety planning in child protection work with domestic … The concepts of risk and safety are central to social work practice with survivors of violence against women. Little is known, however, about the interaction between child protection workers and the women with whom they are working, in terms of their understanding of these concepts or how discrepancies between client and worker perceptions may create barriers to developing effective intervention…

… Psychopharmacotherapy in children placed in group homes and residential centres in Canada: Psychopathological … portrait of children receiving psychotropic medications and educators' perception of treatment Journal article … 1 … … … Psychopharmacotherapy in children placed in group homes and residential centres in Canada: Psychopathological … This article aims to show the psychopathology portrait of Canadian children placed in foster care (foster group homes and rehabilitation centres) receiving psychotropic medications, and to clarify their overall level of functioning. It also focuses on educators' knowledge and perceptions of psychopharmacotherapy. A group of medicated children (n = 71) was compared to a group of non-medicated…

… of placement changes among young people in care: Youth and caregiver associations Journal article … 1 … en … Number … of placement changes among young people in care: Youth and caregiver associations … Placement stability is a key goal within child welfare. Unfortunately, placement disruptions are common and result in widespread negative outcomes for youth in care. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine the youth and resource caregiver variables associated with the number of placement changes among 1,624 Canadian youths aged 10–17 years. Data were based on information…

… 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. D’Angiulli et … D’Angiulli et Sullivan ont examiné les résultats développementaux des enfants exposés aux substances et placés en famille d’accueil. L’échantillon comprend 22 enfants de moins de 24 mois répartis dans deux groupes : prématurés et non prématurés qui participaient au programme Vancouver Costal Safe Babies. Ce programme offre des services et une programmation spéciale aux parents de famille d’…

"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)…

… Parental cognitive impairment and child maltreatment in Canada 2011 Authors McConnell, … Maurice Aunos, Marjorie Prasad, Narasimha Child Abuse and Neglect La littérature existante ne comprend pas de … variable prédictive statistiquement significative d’une demande de nature judiciaire dans le processus de protection de … La littérature existante ne comprend pas de recherches sur la prévalence et les résultats des enfants de parents ayant des déficiences cognitives qui sont pris en charge par les services de protection de l’enfance. La présente étude est une analyse secondaire de l'Étude canadienne sur l'incidence des signalements de cas de violence et de négligence envers les enfants 2003 (ECI 2003), qui a…

… A prospective study of the impact of child maltreatment and friend support on psychological distress trajectory: … … A prospective study of the impact of child maltreatment and friend support on psychological distress trajectory: … Background: Transition into adulthood is a critical developmental period that may be influenced by adverse life events as well as by protective factors. This study aimed at investigating the effect of different forms of child maltreatment experienced prior to age 14 (i.e., sexual abuse, physical abuse and exposure to intimate partner violence), and of friend support at age 14 on the psychological…

Presented to the 5th International Conference of the Looking After Children Initiative (Oxford, UK) on September 23 - 26, 2002.

In the province of Ontario (Canada), over 28,900 adolescents are investigated by child welfare agencies each year because of suspected maltreatment. Exposure to childhood maltreatment represents a major threat to the psychological well-being of young people, particularly in terms of trauma-related stress. The present study investigated trauma symptom profiles among 479 adolescents (13–17 years)…