Thursday, June 30, 2011

The death of a child – relying on medical data has controversies

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The death of a child is devastating at the best of times. When the child dies in unexplained or suspicious circumstances, it tends to create...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Divorce: Ten Rules to Guarantee the Kids are Screwed UP!

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Doing assessments within the child protection system, I also find myself involved in divorce cases. They are usually referred because of var...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Medecins Sans Frontier Campaign - Starved for Attention

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Child protection within the international community means, at times, linking up with the work of major organizations that have a strong t...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Family as the primary source of child protection

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A rather interesting study in the UK suggests that a great deal of child protection work may be done informally and by family. Kinship carer...
Monday, June 13, 2011

New Research Highlights Data on Sexual Abuse Disclosures

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A study by Schaeffer, Leventhal & Asnes just published in Child Abuse and Neglect has given child protection workers and others who inve...

Adverse Childhood Events - More Evidence - Updated

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In research conducted by Felitti and colleagues in the USA, data has shown that the more we are exposed to adverse childhood events (ACE), t...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide survivors | Video on TED.com

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On of the things that we know about children in the child protection system, is that their risks of attempting suicide is much greater. Thei...