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… Placement stability, cumulative time in care, and permanency: Using administrative data from CPS to track … … 1 … en … Placement stability, cumulative time in care, and permanency: Using administrative data from CPS to track … Objectives: The Quebec Youth Protection Act was amended in 2007. The main goal of this reform was to improve placement stability for children who are removed from their home for their protection. Among several legal provisions introduced was the establishment of maximum age-specific durations of out-of-home care, after which a plan must be established to provide stability for children placed in…

… adult quality of life for foster care alumni with physical and/or psychiatric disabilities Journal article … 1 … en … … adult quality of life for foster care alumni with physical and/or psychiatric disabilities … Introduction: This study used quality of life and resilience as theoretical frameworks for evaluating predictors of outcomes for adults who received foster care services alumni of foster care and were diagnosed with a physical or psychiatric disability while in foster care.Method: First, outcomes for foster care alumni with and without physical and psychiatric disabilities (N=1,087) were compared…

… in child neglect? A differential analysis by parent gender and family structure Journal article … 1 … en … Who are … in child neglect? A differential analysis by parent gender and family structure … Although child neglect is one of the most common forms of maltreatment and continues to increase in Canada, it is one of the least studied. In particular, little is known about the situation of fathers in neglectful families. This study looked at data from 1266 neglecting families, gathered by the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect- 2003. It aimed to 1) describe the…

… Measurement of victimization in adolescence: Development and validation of the childhood experiences of violence … … Measurement of victimization in adolescence: Development and validation of the childhood experiences of violence … 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…

… of behavior problems for children in foster care: Outcomes and mediation effects Journal article … 1 … en … Prevention … of behavior problems for children in foster care: Outcomes and mediation effects … Parent training for foster parents is mandated by federal law and supported by state statues in nearly all states; however, little is known about the efficacy of that training, and recent reviews underscore that the most widely used curricula in the child welfare system (CWS) have virtually no empirical support (Grimm, Youth Law News, April-June:3-29, 2003). On the other hand, numerous…

Objective: To determine whether the proportion of fractures rated as abusive in children <36 months of age evaluated at a regional pediatric hospital increased over a 24-year period from 1979 to 2002. Fractures were chosen as an example of serious injuries in young children.Methods: Medical records were abstracted for all children <36 months of age who were seen at a single pediatric…

Continuity of mental health care has long been considered an essential component to the delivery of a high-quality mental health services, particularly for children with special needs. Unfortunately, discontinuities in care are common for children in foster care due in part to placement instability, disruptions in health coverage, and the fragmented health system. This retrospective cohort study…

Au-delà de l’essentiel est un programme de groupes de 10 sessions visant l’efficacité des compétences parentales. Ce programme est conçu à l’intention des parents et des dispensateurs de soins aux enfants de 0 à 6 ans qui sont tenus de, ou ont été recommandés par le système de protection de l’enfance pour assister à des classes d’éducation aux parents. Le groupe parental Au-delà de l’essentiel a…

La proposition suivante est un aperçu d’une réponse différentielle dans le cadre de la pratique de l’aide sociale à l’enfance lorsque des abus envers les femmes sont identifiés. En particulier, le présent modèle d’intervention propose une approche particulière d’aide sociale à l’enfance face aux rapports d’enfants qui témoignent d’abus envers les femmes en vertu de l’article sur les « maux…

In this study, researchers from the University of Manitoba, McGill University, and the University of Western Ontario looked at extent to which injuries to children in cases of reported child physical abuse could be predicted by characteristics of the children, the characteristics of the perpetrators, or their socio-economic characteristics. The study tested the assumption that physically…