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Child trafficking is child abuse.

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Child trafficking is child abuse.
Summary: Leaflet for professionals explaining the reasons why children are trafficked and outlining the support and services available from the NSPCC’s National Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line (CTAIL). Includes a brief case study of 14-year-old Van, who was trafficked from South East Asia to the UK.
Publication details: [London]: NSPCC, 2012 pp 2
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Corporate authors: NSPCC. National Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line (CTAIL)

Childhood cruelty to animals: psychiatric and demographic correlates.

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Childhood cruelty to animals: psychiatric and demographic correlates.
Summary: Compares two groups within a child psychiatric unit in the American Midwest, those who were recorded as being cruel to animals and those who were not. Those who were recorded as cruel to animals had more difficulties with peers, were more often perpetrators of bullying and were more likely to have been sexually abused and to have a history of sexually aggressive behaviour and acting out. Recommends screening for animal cruelty in assessments in child mental health settings.
Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 7, 2011 pp 812-819
Authors: Boat, Barbara W., et al.

Child maltreatment and allostatic load: consequences for physical and mental health in children from low-income families.

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Child maltreatment and allostatic load: consequences for physical and mental health in children from low-income families.
Summary: Investigates child maltreatment and biomarkers of allostatic load in relation to child health and psychological problems. Sample consisted of 137 maltreated and 110 non-maltreated children from low income families who were aged 8 to 10 years old. As well as physical indicators of allostatic load such as blood pressure, child self reports were obtained and mothers provided information on health problems. Results indicated that higher allostatic load and child abuse and neglect status independently predicted poorer health outcomes and greater behavioural problems.
Publication details: Development and Psychopathology Volume 23 Issue 4, 2011 pp 1107-1124
Authors: Rogosch, Fred A., and Dackis, Melissa N., and Cicchetti, Dante

Allostatic processes in the family.

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Allostatic processes in the family.
Summary: Looks at how early exposure to stressful family environments affects mental and physical health in adulthood. Identifies ways in which immediate responses to stressors can impact longer term development and health. Details how outcomes aimed at protection from immediate danger (such as heightened vigilance, and enhanced responses to infectious microorganisms) can manifest as disadvantages in later development.
Publication details: Development and Psychopathology Volume 23 Issue 3, 2011 pp 921-938
Authors: Repetti, Rena L., and Robles, Theodore F., and Reynolds, Bridget

The effectiveness of training and support for carers and other professionals on the physical and emotional health

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The effectiveness of training and support for carers and other professionals on the physical and emotional health and well-being of looked-after children and young people: a systematic review.
Summary: A systematic review of evidence on the effectiveness of training provided to carers on the physical and emotional health and well-being of looked-after children and young people. Found six studies all focusing on foster carers. Three studies from the USA reported a benefit of training and three from the UK reported no benefit. Those reporting a benefit had longer-duration training, shorter follow-up assessment and recruited carers of younger children than studies that reported no benefit.
Publication details: Child: Care, Health and Development Volume 38 Issue 2, 2012 pp 162-174
Authors: Everson-Hock, E. S., et al.

The benefits and challenges of kinship care.

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The benefits and challenges of kinship care.
Summary: Looks at the positive and negative aspects of relative care. Considers which service model would be best placed to optimise the benefits of kinship care, how it should be financed, and how it fits in with adoption and guardianship. Recognises kinship care as a unique form of fostering and one which requires a new approach from both policy makers and practitioners.
Publication details: Child Care in Practice Volume 18 Issue 2, 2012 pp 127-146
Authors: O’Brien, Valerie

Adoptive parents’ suspicion of preadoption abuse of their adopted children and the use of support services.

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Adoptive parents’ suspicion of preadoption abuse of their adopted children and the use of support services.
Summary: A US study examining whether pre-adoption abuse has a significant impact on the use of support services by adopted children aged 6-17 years. Found 7 out of 10 adopted children had used some form of support service and a larger percentage of children aged 6 to 12 years suspected of experiencing pre-adoption abuse used a support service compared with children not suspected of experiencing abuse. Significant relationships existed between type abuse and the use of different types of support services.
Publication details: Child: Care, Health and Development Volume 38 Issue 2, 2012 pp 175-185
Authors: Ward, B. W.

A stabilization group approach for heterogeneous populations of trauma clients.

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A stabilization group approach for heterogeneous populations of trauma clients.
Summary: Outlines a 17-week group therapy approach for adults who have experienced trauma, including child abuse, in the past or have active trauma-related problems. Includes an overview of research relating to trauma and its treatment.
Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 8, 2011 pp 886-903
Authors: Stige, Signe Hjelen

Good practice example about developing good relationships between young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties

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Libertas – good practice example.
Summary: Good practice example about developing good relationships between young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and staff in a residential children’s home (Libertas Children’s Home in Surrey). Libertas aims to encourage independence by preparing young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties to stay in education and move into further education, training or employment. Young people typically stay for 18 months to two years in the run up to independence. The young people are from a variety of backgrounds, including placement or adoption breakdown, and often display challenging behaviour. The home uses a variety of methods to promote independence, including solution focused interventions.
Publication details: Manchester: OFSTED, 2012 pp 3
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The association between childhood abuse and labor force outcomes in young adults: results from the Ontario Child Health Study.

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The association between childhood abuse and labor force outcomes in young adults: results from the Ontario Child Health Study.
Summary: Examines the relationship between abuse in childhood and employment in adulthood, using Canadian data. There was a significant association between severe physical abuse and reduced income and in males an association between severe physical abuse and a lower likelihood of employment. Recommends further research to explore the mechanisms between childhood abuse and economic vulnerability.
Publication details: Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma Volume 20 Issue 8, 2011 pp 821-844
Authors: Tanaka, Masako, et al.