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Service Provision by Child Protection Services — Exploring Variability at Case and Agency Levels in a Norwegian Sample
In this study, we look at the decision to provide services following a child protection investigation in Norway. More specifically, we want to look...
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Systems of US Child Protection
In many ways, the US had been a leader in protecting children. In recent years, however, our national position and reputation have slipped markedly....
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“How About Being Trustworthy Rather Than Asking Families to Trust?”: A Prerequisite for Child Protection Authorities Partnering with Indigenous Communities
Australia’s Indigenous children are 12 times more likely than non-Indigenous children to be in out-of-home care, a rate that has been increasing....
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The Nature and Scope of Reported Child Maltreatment in Euro-CAN Countries: Current Evidence and Future Opportunities
Most European Cooperation on Science and Technology (COST) affiliated countries aim to advance the goal of protecting children from maltreatment....
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Child Protection Decision-Making Regarding First Nations Children in Quebec: Empirical Support for a Call for Systemic Change
First Nations children are overrepresented in child protection (CP) throughout the spectrum of services across Canada. The mechanisms through which...
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Rethinking Child Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa
The last few decades has seen considerable research attention and calls for reforms in child protection approaches and frameworks. Overwhelmingly,...
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Lessons for Child Protection Moving Forward: How to Keep From Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic
The Gary B. Melton Visiting Professorship was created to honor and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Melton and to encourage scholars and advocates to...
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Child Welfare in the South Pacific: Deciding Child Protection Matters Across Pasifika Nations
The Asia–Pacific region is undergoing rapid change, and family structures and functioning are not exempt from this. Economic growth and urbanisation...
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Fiscal Marksmanship of Child Budget and its Implications for Child Development: Evidence from India
This paper analyses the nature and magnitude of fiscal marksmanship or budget forecasting errors in Child Budget in India by a case study of...
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Characteristics of an Effective Child Protection System in the European and International Contexts
In the European context, an understanding that States are responsible for an effective child protection system is well established. Further, all 47...
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Child Protection Reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand: Devolution or Revolution?
Drawing on historical analysis and recent research into child welfare inequalities in the Aotearoa-New Zealand context, this article considers the...
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Protecting Sexually Abused Children with Intellectual Disability in the Emerging Child Protection System in China: a Case Study
This case study examined how a case of sexual abuse of a young girl with intellectual disability by her father/guardian was brought to light,...
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Institutional Oppression That Silences Child Protection Reform
From its inception, child protection policy has been infused with domination, and over the long arc of history has been accompanied by the spread of...
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Narratives of Ghanaian Social Workers on Community Leaders’ Response to Child Maltreatment
Communities play an important role in ensuring the well-being of children since child maltreatment often occurs at the micro level of society. Hence,...
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Incorporating a Reflexive Ethnographic Sensitivity in Child Protection Work
This contribution highlights the methodological, intellectual and ethical need to integrate the principles of critical reflexive ethnography into...
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Competing Discourses in the Child Protection System in Kyrgyzstan: Implications for Redressing Gender Violence Against Girls
This paper explores competing discourses within state-sponsored social protection practices in Kyrgyzstan paying particular attention to how gender...
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Understanding and Promoting Child Wellbeing After Child Welfare System Involvement: Progress Made and Challenges Ahead
Although the negative repercussions of child abuse and neglect are well-established, many countries continue to struggle with mounting an effective...
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Protection for Sexual Abuse in India: The Law
This chapter describes how laws punishing child sexual abuse evolved in India. The international guidelines to be followed while dealing with child...
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Taking Stock of Canadian Population-Based Data Sources to Study Child Maltreatment: What’s Available, What Should Researchers Know, and What are the Gaps?
Violence against children is a complex social, health, and legal issue in Canada associated with poor physical and mental health (PHAC,
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The effect of family-based therapy on child physical abuse and neglect: a narrative systematic review
Family-based therapy is a common front-line strategy to prevent child maltreatment in high-risk families. This review aimed to systematically assess...
