Search

… ‘Here’s my story’: Fathers of ‘Looked After’ children recount their experiences in the Canadian child welfare system 2011 Authors Dominelli, … Fathers of children living in out-of-home care occupy problematic terrain in the child welfare system.  Child welfare literature suggests practitioners construct fathers’ around the ‘good dad’ – ‘bad dad’ binary.  The authors of the current study previously investigated how fathers of children in out-of-home care described their experiences with the child welfare system.  The…

… Lowering child welfare payments to mothers and the likelihood of out-of-home placement in child protection settings … 1 … … Children and families who experience low income and poverty are more likely to experience CPS involvement, such that children of the low income and impoverished families are more likely to be removed from their home environment than children whose families have greater resources. The authors of this study sought to improve the knowledge on the effects of economic conditions on child welfare data…

… The use of the NICHD protocol to enhance the quantity of details obtained from children with low verbal abilities in investigative interviews: A pilot study 2008 Authors … Research suggests that specialized interview techniques may be required to elicit detailed accounts of sensitive events (e.g., abuse) with vulnerable children, such as those with low verbal abilities (LVA). This study sought to explore the impact of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) protocol to enhance details given by children with low verbal ability in…

… Measurement of victimization in adolescence: Development and validation of the childhood experiences of violence questionnaire 2008 … The perceived need for a reliable and valid instrument to assess exposure to multiple forms of maltreatment among youth led to the development of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ). The CEVQ is an 18-item self-report measure of victimization in seven categories (peer-on-peer violence, witnessing domestic violence, emotional abuse, physical punishment, physical abuse, and…

… Evidence in support of the causal role of income on child maltreatment risk … 1 … en … Evidence in … In the first longitudinal study of its kind, Cancian, Yang, and Slack (2013) found that small amounts of additional household income lowered the risk of child maltreatment. Researchers have long noted the strong correlation between poverty and child maltreatment, particularly child neglect, but identifying why this relationship exists has been more difficult to understand. This groundbreaking…

… The crucial role of capital in fostering positive employment outcomes and earnings for foster … This study examines the association between the characteristics of  former foster youth and their experiences with employment and wage outcomes in early adulthood. Using an approach rooted in the theories of human, personal and social capital, the researchers examine factors such as educational attainment, delinquency, early parenthood, age at emancipation, and type of placement(s). The…

… Case vignette study finds that clinicians are not sensitive to the use of suggestive interviewing technique in child sexual abuse … Recent research has focused on the investigation processes of child sexual abuse cases. It has been shown that suggestive interviewing techniques, such as leading questions, stereotype inductions and emotional tones, can distort the children's account, thus putting into question the children's testimony in court. The present study was undertaken to examine the factors influencing expert judgement…

… Studies in two countries find continued support for the use of the NICHD protocol in interviewing young alleged victims … Over the last 20 years researchers have asserted that information retrieved from memory using open-ended, free recall processes is more likely to be accurate than that retrieved using recognition processes such as directive, option-posing and suggestive questions. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD ) structured interview protocol (Orbach et al., 2000) emphasizes…

… Parental experiences of the Canadian justice system in cases of child sexual … Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious problem that brings with it many sources of distress for the victim. Becoming involved in the legal system is one possible source of distress. Using grounded theory methodology, this qualitative study focuses on the parental experiences of the justice system in dealing with CSA, an area which is understudied as most research in this area is centred on the…

… The overrepresentation of poor children in child welfare is a public health issue not a reporting problem … 1 … en … The overrepresentation of poor … Poor children are significantly overrepresented on child welfare caseloads. The Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (Trocmé, Fallon, et. al, 2005)1, for instance, found that nearly a quarter (24%) of maltreated children lived in families dependent on social assistance, and another 19% lived in families where the primary source of income was seasonal or part-time work or…