Families, Children & Youth
Diabetes in Pregnancy: Its Impact on Australian Women and their Babies
AIHW
A 176-page Australian report finding thst diabetes is associated with poorer pregnancy and birth outcomes
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-12-15
World Youth Report 2010: Youth and Climate Change
United Nations Programme on Youth
This 192-page report offers suggestions on how young people might be more effectively integrated as individual and collective agents of change within the realm of climate change adaptation and mitigation
Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-09
Integrated Responses to Domestic Violence: Legally Mandated Intervention Programs for Male Perpetrators
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 8-page Australian report describes the outcomes of a programme delivered to men who perpetrate domestic violence and who are legally obliged to participate
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-12-09
History of Child Protection Services
AIFS
This 7-page Australian resource sheet provides a brief history of developments in child protection services in Australia and internationally
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-29
Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box
IZA
A 40-page US discussion paper studying the mechanisms by which the relationships between federal nutrition programmes and child health arise
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-27
The Evaluation of Brighter Futures, NSW Community Services’ Early Intervention Program
Department of Human Services, NSW
A 309-page Australian report presenting the findings of the evaluation of the NSW Community Services‘ early intervention programme, Brighter Futures. Brighter Futures is an innovative programme, which has changed the practice of child abuse prevention services in New South Wales
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-26
Inter-ethnic Marriage and Partner Satisfaction
IZA
This 18-page discussion paper investigates immigrant assortative mating and relationship satisfaction
Families, Children & Youth, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-11-24
Assessing and Responding to Parenting Support Needs in Disadvantaged Families: Lessons from Parent Education Programs
CAFCA
This 9-page Australian practice sheet provides information on how to assess and respond to the needs of parents who are seeking support in their parenting role
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-16
Are Social Marketing Campaigns Effective in Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect?
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 28-page Australian paper examines evidence for the impact of media-based social marketing campaigns related to child protection, parenting and child abuse prevention
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-11-09
Children's Classroom Engagement and School Readiness Gains in Prekindergarten
ECS
A summary of a US research project to describe patterns of children's engagement in prekindergarten classrooms and explore whether some patterns of engagement bring about greater gains for children than others and whether some are particularly beneficial for poor children
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-11-09
Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review
IZA
This 71-page report reviews the effectiveness of early childhood stimulation interventions in developing countries
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-08
Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: What Do We Know About Them?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
Childcare Costs and the Demand for Children: Evidence from a Nationwide Reform
CESifo
This working paper identifies the causal effect of childcare costs on fertility in a context in which childcare enrollment is almost universal, user fees are low, and the labour force participation of mothers is very high
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-26
Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy
Brookings
This new 104-page US collection of papers issued assesses federal policies for early childhood education and child care, and includes ways to reform Head Start and other early education programs to make them better targeted, more effective, and provide better taxpayer bang-for-the buck in these tough fiscal times
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-10-20
The Impact of Child Support Payments on the Labour Supply Decisions of Resident Mothers
AIFS
This 34-page Australian paper examines the effect of child support payments on separated mothers' employment
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-19
Family Violence: Towards a Holistic Approach to Screening and Risk Assessment in Family Support Services
AFRC
This 18-page Australian briefing paper reviews the current research and literature specific to family violence screening and risk assessment. The paper aims to assist service providers and practitioners to develop and evaluate tools for use within family support services
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-10-19
Religion and Child Health
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19. The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported overall health and psychological health of the child
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11
An Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Development
Centre for Community Child Health
This 47-page Australian paper includes: a synthesis of evidence regarding societal change and its impact on children, families and communities; the response of governments to these changes; and what is known about effective services, service systems and government policies
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11
Pathways From Out-of-home Care
AHURI
A 4-page Australian policy bulletin dealing with the importance of housing pathways for care leavers
Families, Children & Youth, HousingPosted: 2010-09-27
Integrated Service Delivery for Young People: a Literature Review
Brotherhood of St Laurence
This 47-page Australian literature review examines youth centres and other programs which offer holistic or integrated youth services in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, and considers supportive policy frameworks
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-23
Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in the Midst of HIV/AIDS
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper provides evidence on how adverse health conditions affect the transfer of human capital from one generation to the next
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-22
Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve
Urban Institute
A 10-page US study of the characteristics and parenting approaches of poor, depressed mothers with infants, as well as the mothers’ access to services
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-09-20
Investing in Children's Development: The Importance of Early Relationships
The Benevolent Society
This 20-page Australian paper outlines why it is so important for families, workers and communities to support children’s early development through warm, nurturing care, particularly for children living in families and communities that are under stress because of poverty, violence and discrimination
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-16
Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand 2008
AIHW
A 66-page report on assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-16
Family Relationships Quarterly
AIFS
A special 30-page edition of an Australian bulletin containing a number of articles focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-14
Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
This 71-page US report has been developed to assist professionals in the workforce development system in gaining a better understanding of the needs of youth involved, or at risk of being involved in the juvenile corrections system
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-08-27
Seasonal Flu Vaccination for Young Children
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
A 2-page bulletin by Australia's Chief Medical Officer concerning the monitoring of side effects with this year's seasonal flu vaccine in children under five years of age
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-21
Building on Our Strengths
CCSA
This 139-page Canadian volume is designed to support the efforts of school/board staff, as well as other public health or addictions prevention professionals working in and with school-based substance abuse prevention and health promotion teams
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-19
Family Intervention Projects: A Classic Case of Policy-based Evidence
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
This 21-page UK briefing is based on a comprehensive re-analysis of government- funded evaluations on the effectiveness of its Family Intervention Project (FIP)strategy
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-19
Understanding Quality in Context: Child Care Centers, Communities, Markets, and Public Policy
Urban Institute
This US study explores why the quality of child care programmes varies widely and how public initiatives can help poor-quality programmes improve. The researchers consider how a programme’s characteristics, its director, market forces, and government policies interact with each other
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-12
National Evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches: Assessing Program Implementation
Rand Corporation
This 292-page US report describes results of Rand's evaluation of 15 programmes designed to promote the chances of future social and psychological well-being of children who have been exposed to violence
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-05
A Predictable Crisis: Older, Single Women as the New Face of Homelessness
Institute for Social Research
A 16-page Australian paper reporting on how the dissolution of partnerships and re-partnering involve serious risks for women and their children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-04
The Economic Costs of Child Abuse and Neglect
National Child Protection Clearinghouse
This 6-page Australian brief examines expenditure related to child abuse and neglect that is made by departments responsible for child protection services in Australia
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-07-21
Professionals Protecting Children: Child Protection and Psychology Education in Australia
Australian Centre for Child Protection
This 72-page research is the first to comprehensively survey child protection related content in Australian psychology programmes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-07-18
Digital Handcuffs or Electronic Nannies: Children, Privacy and Emerging Surveillance Technologies
Privacy Victoria
This 41-page Australian paper offers an introduction to current and foreshadowed technologies that will enable the surveillance of children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2010-07-18
In Loco Parentis
Demos
A 300-page UK report examining Britain's care system for children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-07-14
A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
IZA
This 19-page paper summarizes the authors' recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood programme
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Developing the Child Care Workforce: Understanding 'Fight' or 'Flight' Amongst Workers
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 49-page Australian report investigating how innovative employers are overcoming challenges in the child care sector to improve workforce development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-08
Family Violence and Family Law in Australia
Attorney-General's Department, Australia
This 219-page Australian report examines the impact of family violence, which had occurred before, during and or after parental relationship breakdown, on post-separation decision making and arrangements as viewed by children and parents
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-07-08
Hospital-based Maternity Events 2006
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 114-page New Zealand report provides health statistics on the pregnancy and childbirth characteristics of mothers who gave birth in hospital, and the babies' characteristics and outcomes
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-07-08
Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
IZA
This 83-page discussion paper summarizes and evaluates recent empirical research on education and family background
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
Positivity in Practice: Approaches to Improving Perceptions of Young People and their Involvement in Crime and Anti-social Behaviour
NFER
The aim of this 68-page UK research was to investigate the approaches being taken by local authorities and partner organisations to improve how young people are perceived, especially in relation to youth crime and anti-social behaviour
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
Recruiting and Retaining Older African American and Hispanic Boys in After-School Programs: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn
P/PV
This 17-page US brief provides an overview of promising strategies for recruiting and retaining middle- and high-school-aged African-American and Hispanic males in after-school programmes
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-06-24
Poverty Rate Among Single-Parent Families Cut by Half over Decade
C.D. Howe Institute
A 20-page study claiming that the poverty rate among the two million Canadians living in lone-parent families has fallen by more than half over a decade
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-24
Binge Listening: Leisure Noise and Hearing Loss
NAL
This 28-page Australian report combines data from an online survey of the lifestyle patterns of 1000 young adult Australians, with physical measurements of the sound pressure levels in a wide range of leisure activities and environments
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-17
Own Motion Investigation into Child Protection: Out of Home Care
Ombudsman Victoria
This 135-page Australian report examines the role of the Department of Human Services (the department) in responding to reports from the community regarding children perceived to be at risk of harm
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-06-03
Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
IZA
A 45-page discussion paper examining the role of peer composition in 9th grade on longer-run outcomes such as IQ scores at age 18, teenage childbearing, post-compulsory schooling educational track, adult labor market status, and earnings
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
The Effect of Childhood Conduct Disorder on Human Capital
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper estimates the longer-term effects of childhood conduct disorder on human capital accumulation and violent and criminal behaviour later in life using data of Australian twins
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-05-28
Primary Carers of People with Arthritis and Osteoporosis
AIHW
This 44-page Australian report brings together the latest data to highlight the impact of caring for people with arthritis and osteoporosis on the carers themselves
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-05-23
Benefits of a Speech Pathology Programme
Speech Pathology Australia
This Australian background paper claims that a speech pathology programme has important lessons for the treatment of teens with behavioural problems
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-20
Restrictive and Supportive Parenting: Effects on Children's School Affect and Emotional Responses
Australian Educational Researcher
The report of an Australian project in which upper primary school students were surveyed about their general liking for school, and their parents were surveyed about their parenting styles
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-05-16
Improving Education and Employment for Disadvantaged Young Men: Proven and Promising Strategies
Urban Institute
This US report reviews strategies to improve educational attainment and employment among disadvantaged youth, particularly young men
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-13
Childhood Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Rand Corporation
A US web page consisting of a collection of links to summaries of research relating to childhood obesity, nutrition and physical activity
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-05-13
Why Youth Join al-Qaeda
USIP
A 20-page US report on what drives youth to join al-Qaeda, and the policy implications of the findings
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-05-09
AfterZones: Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs
P/PV
This US report analyzes the implementation of the AfterZone initiative—a citywide system-building effort that aims to provide high-quality, accessible out-of-school-time services to middle school youth
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-30
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time
The Wallace Collection
This 106-page US study examines how to get youths to participate regularly in after-school programmes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-29
Reforming Juvenile Justice Systems
Urban Institute
This US paper continues the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Reclaiming Futures initiative, focusing on two components of the initiative: positive youth development and cultural competence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-28
Impact of Past Adoption Practices: Summary of Key Issues from Australian Research
AIFS
An Australian paper reviewing existing research literature about past adoption practices
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-26
Divorce and the Wellbeing of Older Australians
AIFS
An Australian research paper estimating the impact of divorce on wellbeing in later life
Ageing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-26
Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System
NCWD
This US guide provides professionals with well-researched and documented facts, offers evidence-based research, highlights promising practices, and provides the Guideposts for Success for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System, in addition to pointing out areas requiring further attention by policymakers and identifying promising practices
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-21
The Effects of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Education and Employment Outcomes of Youth
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
This Australian study examines the effects of macroeconomic conditions on the education-employment outcomes of youths in school-to-work transition
Families, Children & Youth, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-04-14
Health and Wellbeing of Young Australians: Indicator Framework and Key National Indicators
AIHW
This 20-page bulletin previews the reporting framework and key national indicators that will be the basis of the report Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011, scheduled for release in 2011
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-11
An Exploration of the Timing and Nature of Parental Time with 4-5 Year Olds
AIFS
A 32-page Australian research paper investigating the timing and nature of parental time with 4-5 year-olds
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-11
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Reclaiming Futures
Urban Institute
A US report outlining the costs and benefits of the Reclaiming Futures initiative, a community-based demonstration project to combat juvenile drug use and delinquency
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-08
Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective
CESifo
This 30-page working paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns
Ageing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-08
What Works with Adolescents? Family Connections and Involvement in Interventions for Adolescent Problem Behaviours
AIFS
This 13-page Australian briefing explores the literature regarding adolescent-parent relationships and the evidence for family involvement in interventions, such as family therapy, to address adolescent problems. Examples of practice are provided.
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-30
Kinship Care in NSW: Finding a Way Forward
ACWA
An Australian study of the issues surrounding the support and supervision of kinship care
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-29
The Digital World of Young Children: Emergent Literacy
Pearson Foundation
This US paper examines the latest research on the ways in which young children make use of increasingly personalized and mobile media – including cell phones, television, video games, smart devices, and computers. The report focuses on the impact of these new ways of learning and also highlights the degree to which these emergent literacies are rooted in young people’s use of common-place mobile devices – especially in developing and least-developed nations
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-29
CPS Involvement in Families with Social Fathers
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
A 4-page US research brief examining associations between children’s exposure to a social father and child protection services involvement using a wider range of control variables than previous studies
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-28
Economic Mobility, Family Background, and the Well-Being of Children in the United States and Canada
IZA
A 54-page comparative study of the relationship between family economic background and adult outcomes in the United States and Canada
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-26
Toolkit for Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools or Supporting Students Exposed to Trauma
Rand Corporation
This 45-page US toolkit was developed for use by school-based mental health professionals for any student with symptoms of distress following exposure to trauma. SSET was adapted from CBITS for use by any school personnel with the time and interest to work with students affected by trauma
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-26
Partnerships for Learning: Promising Practices in Integrating School and Out-of-School Time Program Supports
HFRP
This 45-page US report from is aimed to help Out-of-School Time programme leaders, decision-makers, and funders to understand and implement effective OST–school partnerships for learning
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-24
Taking Leadership, Innovating Change: Profiles in Family, School, and Community Engagement
HFRP
This 18-page US report has compiled twelve examples of leading innovations in family engagement as an integral and effective strategy in systemic education reform
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-24
Chicago’s Real Crime Story
City Journal
A US article analyzing the root cause of Chicago's youth violence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-22
Conduct Problems: Effective Programmes for 3-7 Year Olds
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 120-page New Zealand report provides specific advice on the prevention, treatment and management of conduct problems in young people. In particular, it provides information on programme selection, implementation and evaluation, implementation issues, links to universal interventions and cultural considerations
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-17
Girls’ Delinquency
NCJRS
This 4-page US fact sheet examines the upward trend in girls' delinquency
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-17
The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project: Supporting Mental Health Treatment in Primary Care
Commonwealth Fund
This 20-page US study looks into the development and implementation of a programme that provides timely telephonic psychiatric and clinical guidance to primary care providers treating children with mental health problems
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-12
The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility
IZA
This 46-page discussion paper seeks to identify the structural parameters that govern the intergenerational elasticity of income
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-03-10
Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
IZA
This 57-page discussion paper analyzes the short- and long-term educational and employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards with the objective to improve high-school graduation and post-secondary schooling enrollment
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-04
What Happened When Kindergarten Went Universal?
Hoover Institution
This US study estimates the impact of earlier state interventions to introduce kindergarten into public schools
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-03
Gender and Racial Biases: Evidence from Child Adoption
CESifo
This 51-page US working paper uses a new data set on domestic child adoption to document the preferences of potential adoptive parents over born and unborn babies relinquished for adoption by their birth mothers
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-20
Minimum Wages and Employment: Reconsidering the Use of a Time-Series Approach as an Evaluation Tool
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper uses an approach based on aggregate time-series data that allows us to determine if minimum wage changes have significant effects on employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-19
Asset Poverty and Debt Among Families with Children
NCCP
This 12-page US report examines the significance of asset ownership among low-income families
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-19
Child Protection Australia 2008-09
AIHW
This 128-page report contains comprehensive information relating to state and territory child protection and support services, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-05
Youth Unemployment: Déjà Vu?
IZA
This 58-page paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-04
Child Care and Early Education in Australia
FaHCSIA
This 222-page report tracked almost 10,000 children and their families over two years from 2004, to find out detailed information about their lives and experiences
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-02-04
Sex and Relationships Education in Other Countries
NFER
This 43-page UK presentation demonstrates the variety of approaches that different countries have adopted to teach sex and relationships education (SRE), and whether learning the facts of life at school should be compulsory
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-04
Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper formulates and estimates multistage production functions for children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-01
Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms
AIFS
This 405-page report provides an evaluation of the 2006 changes to the Australian family law system
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-28
Intentions and Results: A Look Back at the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Urban Institute
A series of papers (138-pages) examining the effects of the US Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and its implementation
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-25
Does Part-time Employment Help or Hinder Lone Mothers' Movements into Full-time Employment?
Melbourne Institute
This 42-page working paper investigates the growth in lone parent families in Australia and reports on policies that can enable lone parents to participate in employment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-01-21
Work Choices of Married Women: Drivers of Change
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 71-page Australian study estimates the influences affecting married women’s participation in the labour force and how this varies with changes in their lives
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-01-21
Head Start Impact Study Final Report: Executive Summary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This 35-page executive summary of a US report into the Head Start programme finds that most gains in cognitive development fade out by first grade
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-01-20
Evaluation of Youth One Stop Shops
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 206-page New Zealand evaluation examined the current place of youth one stop shops (YOSS) in the continuum of health service provision, and provided an overview of how they provide health services for New Zealand youth
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-01-07
Healthy Transitions to Adulthood: Moving to Integrated Mental Health Care
PRI
A 51-page Canadian report on youth mental health and healthy transitions to adulthood
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-01-07
Parental Intellectual Disability and Child Protection: Key Issues
AIFS
In this 20-page Australian paper, parental intellectual disability and the common risk factors associated with child abuse and neglect are examined to understand if and why parents with intellectual disability are at heightened risk of abusing or neglecting their children
Families, Children & Youth, DisabilityPosted: 2009-12-16
A Snapshot of Early Childhood Development in Australia
DEWR
This 40-page Australian report provides a national picture of children’s health and development
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-12-15
You Can’t Be Happier than Your Wife: Happiness Gaps and Divorce
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper examines whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-12-10
Raising the Game: Mainstreaming Children's Rights
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper arguing that children’s rights should be mainstreamed into broader development policy debates
Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-10
Supporting the Supporters: Families of Drug Misusers
UK Drug Policy Commission
This 8-page UK study reveals the ‘hidden burden’ of families caring for relatives with drug problems
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-12-03