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Hospitalisations for physical abuse in infants and children less than 5 years, 2013-2021: a multinational cohort study using administrative data from five European countries. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Eur
Objectives Child physical abuse (CPA) is a global public health problem associated with lifelong negative consequences, yet reliable epidemiologic data are lacking.
Quantin C, Cottenet J, Chambers C, Kennedy N, Whelan S, Debelle G, Lamela D, Nurmatov U, O'Leary D, Torp-Pedersen C, Brophy S, Broccia M, Gilbert R, Græsholt-Knudsen T, Cowley LE.   +14 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Who gets child protection and welfare services and why?

The Boolean 2022, 2022
When children are reported to Tusla Child and Family Agency, social workers may conduct Initial Assessments to determine their safety and welfare to decide if they need ongoing services. We know little about these impactful decisions.
Don O’Leary
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Family Support and the Media in Ireland: Newspaper Content Analysis 2014–2017

Child Care in Practice, 2021
The objective of this paper is to inform a critical analysis of how the media portray family support in Ireland. Findings of a content analysis carried out on national and regional Irish newspapers between 2014 and 2017 are presented which describe ...
Patricia O'Connor, Caroline McGregor, C. Devaney   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Into the Great Wide Open—From Classroom to Virtual Learning

The social science, 2023
This paper charts the journey from classroom-based training delivery to hybrid and virtual learning opportunities used to overcome the challenges imposed by public health restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Charney Weitzman, J. Perrin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Child and Family Support Networks Research Study

, 2018
The research and evaluation team at the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC), NUI Galway provides research, evaluation and technical support to Tusla’s Development and Mainstreaming Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support ...
A. Cassidy, Leonor Rodríguez, C. Devaney   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pathways to child and adolescent psychiatric clinics: a multilevel study of the significance of ethnicity and neighbourhood social characteristics on source of referral

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2011
BackgroundIn the Swedish society, as in many other societies, many children and adolescents with mental health problems do not receive the help they need.
A. Ivert, R. Svensson, Hans Adler, S. Levander, P. Rydelius, Marie Torstensson Levander   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

After the Reforms: An Analysis of the Factors Associated with the Use of Legal Services in Child Welfare Proceedings in Ireland

International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, 2019
Against the backdrop of austerity measures and public sector reforms in Ireland, this paper examined legal costs incurred in child welfare proceedings by the State Child and Family Agency - Tusla, using a need-based allocation model. The direct financial
E. Walsh, Aileen Murphy, Carmel Halton, Gill Harold   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Benefits, burdens, and complications: A secondary analysis of research on signs of safety with service users and practitioners within the Irish child protection and welfare services

Child Protection and Practice
Background: Signs of Safety (SofS) is a strength-based approach for family intervention. The SofS model has been adopted in many jurisdictions internationally, including Ireland.
Matthew Townsend, Donna O'Leary, Sinead Whiting   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging administrative data for public health responses to child maltreatment in Europe: Insights from a scoping review of studies across multiple sectors

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives Analysis of administrative data has the potential to assist in the public health response to child maltreatment (CM). We conducted a scoping review to identify European studies (2010–2024) that used individual-level administrative data to ...
Donna O'Leary, Troels Græsholt-Knudsen, David Lätsch, Diogo Lamela, Alicia Nevriana, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Catherine Quantin, Grace Bailey, Lucy Griffiths, Karen Broadhurst, Laura Elizabeth Cowley   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-Country Analysis of Causes and Drivers of Child Marriage in Africa

Journal of Culture, Society and Development, 2019
The research is funded and led by UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office. UN Women is the UN Agency dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Un Women East and Southern Africa Region
semanticscholar   +1 more source