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… of child protection services: Are we recognizing strengths and resilience? Journal article … 1 … en … South Asian … of child protection services: Are we recognizing strengths and resilience? … Ethno-racial minority families who are involved with the child welfare system face particular challenges including differences in child rearing practices, cultures, values and the potential of biases, all of which may not address their particular needs as caregivers. Caregivers who self-identify as South Asian were invited to participate in this qualitative study.  During participant…

The objective of this study is to estimate the risk of a first recurrence over a five-year period following initial child protective services (CPS) intervention and identify the characteristics associated with the risk of recurrence for three different age groups. Recurrence is defined as the first substantiated report within the observation period after initial services have ended. The study…

The aim of the present study was to investigate the evolution of emotion regulation competencies in sexually abused preschoolers. Children's emotion regulation abilities and their emotional lability and negativity were assessed shortly after disclosure of sexual abuse and one year later, and compared to those of non-abused children. A sample of 47 sexually abused (37 girls, 10 boys) and 74 non-…

Resilience, defined as positive adaptation and functioning following exposure to significant adversity, is an important topic of investigation in child welfare. The current study used data from the Ontario Looking After Children (OnLAC) project to estimate the prevalence of behavioral resilience (i.e., lower frequency of conduct and emotional problems, higher frequency of prosocial behavior) in…

Children with disabilities are over-represented on child welfare caseloads. When placed in out-of-home care, they are less likely to reunify with their birth parents and more likely to experience disruptions in placement and a longer time in care.Most children involved with child welfare placed outside their family home are cared for by foster parents. Little research has explored the…

… The Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Gambling Problems in a Community Sample of Adult Men and Women Journal article … 1 … en … The Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Gambling Problems in a Community Sample of Adult Men and … The purpose of this study was to examine the association between childhood maltreatment and gambling disorders, using data from an ongoing longitudinal study of gambling (the Leisure Lifecycle and Lifestyle Project). The study used random digit dialing to recruit participants from the province of Alberta, Canada. The authors examined the responses of 1,145 adult participants who completed the…

… Risk and protective factors for depression and substance use in an adolescent child welfare sample Journal article … 1 … en … Risk and protective factors for depression and substance use in … Youth living in out-of-home care exhibit risk for impairments in mental health functioning, yet despite adverse maltreatment experiences youth also exhibit resilience.  The current study examines the association of maltreatment and health indicators on the mental health functioning of youth.  Specifically, depressive symptoms and substance use were examined in a sample of 12 to 15 year…

This qualitative study explored child welfare workers’ perceptions of working with high-conflict families. Four focus groups with 28 child welfare workers were conducted at an urban child welfare organization in Ontario. Grounded theory analyses revealed several themes pertaining to workers’ perceptions of high-conflict families and how to work with them through the child welfare system.…

… Looking at engagement and outcome from the perspectives of child protection workers and parents Journal article … 1 … en … Looking at engagement and outcome from the perspectives of child protection … The purpose of this study was to understand what facilitates engagement between parents and child welfare workers. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered with 131 worker-parent dyads from 11 child welfare organizations in Ontario. Predictor variables included engagement, parental well-being (i.e., depression, stress), and worker well-being (i.e., burnout, job satisfaction, stress).…

The United Nations is a worldwide organization of 193 countries who work together to make the world a better place for everyone. It aims to keep international peace and security, to develop friendships between countries and to promote respect and awareness about human rights. To do all of these things, the United Nations, which is composed of member governments, creates lists of rights. One of…