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Disillusioned compromise of substitute care: A critical point for the ‘future’ in child welfare

open access: yesSocial Work and Society, 2021
The article examines how the future is anticipated and integrated in the statutory decision-making of care orders, and how disagreements between the social worker and the parents and/or child are portrayed when decisions about the future of the child are
Johanna Korpinen, Tarja Pösö
doaj   +2 more sources

Beyond containment: driving change in residential care: a Queensland, Australia model of therapeutic residential care

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2013
Mercy Family Services is a Non-Government Organisation providing a range of out of home care services, including one 'therapeutic residential' and 12 traditional residential care programmes across South East Queensland, Australia. This paper will examine
Shelley Wall   +2 more
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Inequalities in out-of-home care rates in England: Does local party politics matter?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect
BACKGROUND Inequalities in the proportion of children experiencing abuse and neglect or a children's social care intervention have become a research focus in the last decade. One almost unexplored factor of growth in rates of children in out-of-home care
Calum J. R. Webb, P. Bywaters
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A longitudinal study of cognitive predictors of (complex) post-traumatic stress in young people in out-of-home care.

open access: yesJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 2020
BACKGROUND Young people in out-of-home care are substantially more likely to meet criteria for PTSD than their peers, while their early maltreatment exposure may also place them at greater risk of developing the newly proposed complex PTSD.
R. Hiller   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A question of equity; Partnering across Government agencies to improve health outcomes for vulnerable children and young people – Navigate your Health

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: In Australia, the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry¹  highlighted that children and young people entering ‘Out-of-home care’ (OOHC) are under-immunised, experience higher prevalence of developmental delays, poor oral health,
Frank Tracey
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Re‐Irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with recurrent diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) have limited therapeutic options at recurrence. Re‐irradiation (RT2) may be used at progression, but with uncertainty about the benefit. Methods We conducted a multi‐institutional retrospective study of children aged < 18 with DMG treated at three centers (Toronto, Canada ...
Ajay Thomas Alex   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Vulnerability” and Its Unintended Consequences

open access: yesSocial Sciences
“Vulnerability” is now a widely used term in different settings—from politics and academia to everyday life. In response, a growing body of research has emerged critiquing and challenging the use of the concept in the social sciences.
Jeanette Skoglund, Renee Thørnblad
doaj   +1 more source

BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial Vol15 no3

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2016
Ten years ago it would have been highly unlikely to be publishing a journal issue on a theme of love in the context of children in out of home care. It would have been considered just too left field, dangerous even, in a context of intense anxiety over ...
Mark Smith
doaj   +1 more source

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