Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Suicide and children within the child protection system

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A new research report has been published in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In it, the authors note that chil...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Some thoughts on effective child protection - challenging ideas

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"Research shows that the most dangerous families are skilled at evading the attentions of child protection services. This should not ...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Youth remind us that they need ongoing support

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A recent conference of youth involved in foster care, saw them raise a series of points that should act as a wake up call to child protectio...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Best Interest for the Child - Really?

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Two Australian academics have questioned the holy grail of Best Interest for the Child test. This has been the standard that is so often spo...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Are we creating the platform for another high profile death?

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In the UK, where budgets for child welfare have been under increasing pressure, caseloads are rising. The number of children on protection p...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Supervised visits - An analysis

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In a fascinating article to be published in the Children and Youth Services Review, Canadian researchers  Michael Saini, Melissa Van Wert, J...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Recession and Child Abuse

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It will be hard over the next few days to miss the reporting of the research published in Paediatrics. The lead author, Dr. Rachel Berger no...