Families, Children & Youth
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Safety and Wellbeing of Children in Families with Multiple and Complex Problems
AIFS
This 24-page Australian paper presents evidence regarding the extent to which parental substance misuse, domestic violence and parental mental health problems co-occur and discusses the wider context of exclusion and disadvantage.
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-15
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
A Flying Start? Long Term Consequences of Maternal Time Investments in Children During Their First Year of Life
IZA
A 66-page discussion paper studying the impact on children of increasing the time that the mother spends with her child in the first year by exploiting a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-16
Learn or Earn: Implications for Young People In-care and Post-care
CREATE Foundation
A 30-page Australian discussion paper aimed at promoting debate about how to improve educational and employment outcomes for young people who are or have been in care
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-12-21
Issues for the Safety and Wellbeing of Children in Families With Multiple and Complex problems: The co-occurrence of domestic violence, Parental Substance Misuse, and Mental Health Problems
NCPC
This 24-page Australian paper investigates the separate impacts of parental substance misuse, domestic violence and parental mental health problems. It presents evidence regarding the extent to which these problems co-occur and a discussion of the wider context of exclusion and disadvantage, its causes and its consequences
Families, Children & Youth, Drug AbusePosted: 2010-12-22
Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform
HFRP
This 17-page US report provides a research-based framing of family engagement; examines the policy levers that can drive change in promoting systemic family, school, and community engagement; and focuses on data systems as a powerful tool to engage families for twenty-first century student learning
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-06
Children of Immigrants: Economic Well-Being
Urban Institute
This 8-page US brief focuses on immigrant families’ incomes, economic wellbeing, and use of public benefits
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-07
Preventing Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV During Breastfeeding
WHO
A 4-page policy brief on the efficacy of combination antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-14
Marketing Obesity? Junk Food, Advertising and Kids
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 48-page Australian paper examines the debate over the importance of foods high in fat, sugar and salt in childhood obesity
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-20
The Impact of Placing Adolescent Males into Foster Care on their Education, Income Assistance and Incarcerations
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper focuses on estimating the impact of placing 16 to 18 year old male youth into care on their rates of high school graduation, and post-majority income assistance receipt and incarceration
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-24
Child Protection Australia 2009-10
AIHW
This 152-page Australian report contains comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services and discusses the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-26
Lone and Couple Mothers in the Australian Labour Market
AIFS
A 55-page Australian report providing new insights into possible reasons for the different rates of employment of lone and couple mothers by examining how their employment transitions vary
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-26
Working Together to Keep Children and Young People Safe
Child, Youth and Family
This 52-page New Zealand guide helps people recognise when families are vulnerable and how they can help, through to spotting the signs of abuse, who to talk to and how to report their concerns
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-28
Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences With Paid Family Leave in California
CEPR
This 36-page US report presents findings from the responses of 253 employers and 500 individuals about their experiences with the California Paid Family Leave programme, and concludes with policy recommendations
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-01-29
Child Deaths from Abuse and Neglect in Australia
AIFS
This 6-page resource sheet provides a statistical overview of child deaths from child abuse and neglect in Australia and internationally
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-02-04
Mephedrone Use Among Regular Ecstasy Consumers in Australia
National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre - Australia
This 7-page Australian bulletin finds that use of mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant, has increased in recent years, particularly in the UK, Europe and Australia
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-04
Pill Power: The Prequel
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper concluding that fertility control, within or outside marriage, emerges as the key enabler of women's educational and professional advancement
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-11
The Influence of Family and Friends on Young People's Drinking
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The 8-page summary of a UK report examining family and friendship influences on young people's drinking habits
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-16
Young Motherhood and Child Outcomes
SPRC
A 41-page Australian report tests for the existence of a causal impact of mother’s age at birth in Australia. Outcomes for young children and for teenagers/young adults are considered
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-16
How the Economic and Financial Crisis is Affecting Children and Young people in Europe
Eurochild
This 7-page study describes how the economic crisis has had a heavy impact on the daily lives of millions of European people, most particularly on families, children and young people
Families, Children & Youth, European UnionPosted: 2011-02-17
Supporting Women From CALD Backgrounds Who Are Victims/survivors of Sexual Violence
The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This brief aims to raise awareness of the circumstances of refugee and immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence as they establish new lives in Australia
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-21
Healthy Families New York (HFNY)
Rand Corporation
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) is a community-based prevention program that seeks to improve the health and well-being of children at risk for abuse and neglect by providing intensive home visitation services. This report evaluates the programme to date.
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-28
Social Inclusion in the Family Support Sector
AFRC
This 10-page Australian briefing paper summarises some of the literature and research on social inclusion and considers the relevance of the concept and its application to family support services
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-03-03
Does Quality Time Produce Quality Children? Evidence on the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital Using Parental Deaths
IZA
This paper uses variation created by parental deaths in the amount of time children spend with each parent to examine whether the parent-child correlation in schooling outcomes stems from a causal relationship
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-03
State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An age of Opportunity
UNICEF
This 148-page report outlines the challenges adolescents face in health, education, protection and participation, and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-04
Youth Suicide Prevention Position Statement
SPA
This 29-page Australian paper consolidates some previously inaccessible information on youth suicide and outlines the current programs and initiatives in place in Australia to tackle it, including highlighting the role of schools
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-08
Whose Children Gain from Starting School Later?
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper looks at the effect of school starting age on standardized test scores using data covering all grade four and grade eight students in Hungary
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-10
Fathering in Australia Among Couple Families with Young Children
FaHCSIA
This 208-page Australian report aims to increase understanding of the many ways in which fathers in couple families with young children contribute to family life, through the study of their time investment with children, their supportiveness as partners, their financial contribution, their parenting behaviours and styles, and their perceptions of their own adequacy as fathers. The impact of fathers on children's wellbeing is also examined
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-15
Communication with Young People in a Family Services Setting
AFRC
This Australian article looks at some of the issues related to communicating with young people, and practice tips which may help to make the conversation run more smoothly
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-16
Bullying in early Adolescence and its Association with Anti-social Behaviour, Criminality and Violence 6 and 10 years later
"Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health"
This 11-page Australian paper examines the adverse consequences of bullying on the lives of those who bully
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-16
Relationship Pressures on Australian Families: Some Implications for Psychologists
Australian Psychological Society
This Australian article seeks to explore some of the pressures on couples and families and sketches the implications for psychologists faced with addressing the growing prevalence of mental health problems and behavioural disorders
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-16
Evaluation of the Self-directed Support Pilot for Children and Young Adults with a Physical Disability
SPRC
A 48-page evaluation of the outcomes, process and costs of the Australian Self Directed Support pilot
Families, Children & Youth, DisabilityPosted: 2011-03-22
At Risk Youth: A Transitory State?
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
This 12-page Australian briefing paper draws on existing research on 'at risk' youth and some primary data analysis to consider whether being at risk is a permanent or transitory state
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-03-22
Depression and Related Disorders -- Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder and Puerperal Psychosis -- in the Perinatal Period
beyondblue
This 128-page Australian report has been developed to assist health professionals in primary care and maternity care to identify and treat mental health problems in the perinatal period
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-23
Antisocial Behaviour: An Examination of Individual, Family, and Neighbourhood Factors
AIC
This 6-page Australian research examines individual, family and neighbourhood predictors of adolescent antisocial behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-03-25
What Makes Juvenile Offenders Different from Adult Offenders?
AIC
This 8-page Australian paper outlines the factors (biological, psychological and social) that make juvenile offenders different from adult offenders and that necessitate unique responses to juvenile crime
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-25
The Benefits of Social Networking services
Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing
This 29-page Australian report summarises current international evidence concerning the enabling effects of SNS in the context of young people's everyday lives
Families, Children & Youth, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-04-04
Risk Assessment in Child Protection
National Child Protection Clearinghouse
This 6-page Australian resource outlines the different approaches used to assess whether children are at risk of maltreatment, and explore issues and criticisms surrounding the use of standardised risk assessment instruments in child protection
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-04
'Trying to Get By': Consulting with Children and Young People on Child Poverty
Children's Commissioner - UK
This 43-page UK study involved in-depth discussions with children and young people living in some of the most deprived areas in the country. A total of 73 children and young people were asked about poverty and how the Government can make a difference
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-10
Parents at the Centre
IPPR
The objective of the research presented in this 37-page UK report is to understand why some parents who are entitled to use early years services don’t normally do so
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-12
The Influence of Personal, Family, and School Factors on Early Adolescent Substance Use
Rand Corporation
This US study of middle school students in Southern California found that racial and ethnic variations in substance use among young adolescents are influenced by individual, family and school factors
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-12
At Risk Youth: A Transitory State?
ACYS
A 12-page briefing paper drawing on related research to consider whether being ‘at risk’ is a permanent or transitory state for young people
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-20
Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations among University Students
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-27
Youth Unemployment in Europe and the United States
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper focuses on youth unemployment, why we should be concerned about it, why it is increasing again, how the present difficulties of young people entering the labour market differ from those of the past and what useful lessons have been learned that may guide future policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-18
Staying Home Leaving Violence: Listening to Women’s Experiences
SPRC
A 38-page Australian report of the findings from an innovative and developing program which provides practical and emotional support to women leaving domestic violence, with the aim to support the victims to remain safely in their own home
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-05-19
Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers
SPRC
This 170-page Australian paper consists of two reports on post-diagnosis support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2011-05-19
Children’s Experience and Attitudes Towards the Police, Personal Safety and Public Spaces
Home Office - UK
This 98-page UK document explores topics from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey interviews with children aged 10 to 15, providing analysis of children’s contact with and attitude to the police, experience of and attitudes to knife carrying, crime prevention behaviours, being in public spaces and access to leisure activities
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-19
An Assessment of the Tackling Knives and Serious Youth Violence
Home Office - UK
A 4-page summary assessment of The Tackling Knives and Serious Youth Violence Action Programme (TKAP), a UK initiative designed to reduce all serious violence involving 13- to 24-year-olds using a range of enforcement, education and prevention initiatives
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-26
Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2009–10
NCES
This 85-page US report provides statistical data on crime, violence, discipline, and safety in U.S. public schools
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-05-31
Engaging Young People in Volunteering: What Works in Tasmania
Volunteering Tasmania
This 124-page Australian report outlines how to cultivate interest in volunteering among young people , how to create roles that are appropriate for young people, and the characteristics for successful leadership in youth volunteering
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-02
Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers
fahcsia
These two Australian reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-02
Parental Divorce and Adult Family, Social and Psychological Outcomes
FAHCSIA
This 57-page Australian paper examines differences in outcomes for children from divorced compared with intact families of origin
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-02
Parental Divorce and Adult Family, Social and Psychological Outcomes: The Contribution of Childhood Family Adversity
FAHCSIA
This 57-page Australian paper uses data from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project to examine differences in outcomes for children from divorced compared with intact families of origin
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-16
High-Wire Act: Cyber-Safety and the Young
Parliament of Australia Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety
An Australian report on a range of issues related to Cyber-Safety and young internet users
Families, Children & Youth, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-06-22
Working with Indigenous Children, Families, and Communities: Lessons from Practice
Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia
This 7-page Australian practice sheet describes methods that child and family services can use to support Indigenous families and communities
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-23
Homelessness Prevention for Women and Children Who Have Experienced Domestic and Family Violence: Innovations in Policy and Practice
AHURI
This 54-page Australian positioning paper explores the value and implementation challenges of innovative staying at home homelessness prevention measures
Housing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-23
A Flying Start? Maternity Leave Benefits and Long Run Outcomes of Children
IZA
This discussion paper studies the impact on children of increasing maternity leave benefits using a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave in Norway
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits
IZA
This 52-page discussion paper studies how mothers' return to work behavior and labour market outcomes are affected by alternative mixes of key policy parameters
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-04
Supporting Couples Across the Transition to Parenthood
AFRC
This 9-page Australian paper is aimed at informing practitioners working with individuals and couples about the major factors impacting on relationship satisfaction for new parents and the optimal characteristics and content of programs to support both the couple and their parenting through the transition to parenthood.
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-04
Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper addresses the question of how much of adult life satisfaction is predicted by childhood traits, parental characteristics and family socioeconomic status
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-12
Keeping the Child in Mind: Child Protection Practice and Parental Mental Health
Department for Families and Communities - South Australia
A 59-page Australian report seeking to identify the numbers of substantiated child abuse and neglect cases in South Australia where parental mental health difficulties have been identified as a significant risk factor
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-14
Preventing Sudden Infant Deaths in Canada
Government of Canada et al.
A 4-page overview of issues relevant to safe sleep for infants
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-15
Making Prevention Work in Human Services for Children and Youth
Australian Review of Public Affairs
This 18-page Australian paper discusses both technical and theoretical critiques of prevention approaches to social problems, and argues for the need to develop new approaches to overcome them
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-21
Causal Effects of Paternity Leave on Children and Parents
CESifo
This paper uses a parental leave reform directed towards fathers to identify the causal effects of paternity leave on children’s and parents’ outcomes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-04
Fresh Start Reforms in Operation
CYF
A 22-page New Zealand report on the implementation of the Fresh Start youth justice reforms, which includes current trends in youth offending
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-10
The 2010-2011 Maryland School Readiness Report
Maryland State Board of Education
A 60-page US report of marked increases in kindergarten readiness over the past decade
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-16
The Science of Prevention for Children and Youth
Australian Review of Public Affairs
This 15-page Australian paper documents the potential of prevention and argues for prevention science as a framework for advancing a coherent, evidence-based approach to address the problems of Australian children and youth
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-23
Child Care, Maternal Employment and Persistence: A Natural Experiment from Spain
IZA
This discussion paper analyzes the effects of a large-scale provision of publicly subsidized child care in Spain in the early 1990s, addressing the impact on mothers’ short- and long-run employment outcomes (up to four years after the child was eligible to participate in the program)
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-24
AfterZone: Outcomes for Youth Participating in Providence’s Citywide After-School System
Wallace Foundation
A 109-page report on a US city's after-school initiative that produced educational benefits for participating students including improved school attendance and attitudes
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-08-24
Exploring the Impacts of Public Childcare on Mothers and Children in Italy: Does Rationing Play a Role?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children's scholastic achievements
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-09
Mothers Do Matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper examines aspects of the intergenerational effects on children's schooling
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
Responding to Children and Young People’s Disclosures of Abuse
AIFS
This 7-page Australian practice brief contains information that will help family, friends, other adults and professionals to respond to a child’s disclosure of abuse.
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-09-16
Scarring Effects of Remaining Unemployed for Long-Term Unemployed School-Leavers
IZA
This 39-page study investigates whether and to what extent further unemployment experience for youths who are already long-term unemployed imposes a penalty on subsequent labor market outcomes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
Online Child Sexual Abuse Content: The development of a comprehensive, Transferable International Internet Notice and Takedown System
Internet Watch Foundation
This 131-page report establishes the value of an international ‘notice and takedown’ system, through the examination of the legislative and regulatory approaches in eight countries
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-20
Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
This 27-page US study examines the performance of America's highest-achieving children over time and finds that many high-achieving students struggle to maintain their elite performance over the years and often fail to improve their reading ability at the same rate as their average and below-average classmates
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-27
Women's Age at First Marriage and Marital Instability: Evidence from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth
IZA
An 18-page discussion paper examining the implications of women's delayed entry to marriage for marital stability
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-29
Misperceptions about Child Sex Offenders
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 8-page Australian paper addresses common misperceptions about the perpetrators of sexual offences against children
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-10-05
Child Witnesses in the Criminal Courts: Proposed Reforms
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand
This 23-page New Zealand cabinet paper sought Cabinet’s agreement to a package of proposed reforms that will address concerns about the way child witnesses are treated in the criminal justice system and ensure that the most reliable and accurate evidence is elicited
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-10-08
The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework: Promoting Family Engagement and School Readiness from Prenatal to Age 8
Office of Head Start
This 22-page US framework document highlights a set of desired outcomes in early childhood learning and examples of strategies to achieve them
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2011-10-10
Work-Family Conflict: Look to Employers and Communities for Solutions
Brookings, Princeton
An 8-page US policy brief offering recommendations for the relief of struggling working parents
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-11
Early Maternal Employment and Child Development in Five OECD countries
OECD
This 53-page report investigates the effects of maternal employment on child development
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-12
The Effects of a Universal Child Benefit
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper examines the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-17
Preventing Multiple Risky Behaviours Among Adolescents: Seven Strategies
"Child Trends"
This 12-page US research brief brings together findings from developmental science and from rigorous program evaluations to identify seven actionable, feasible strategies and relevant programs that have been found to affect two or more risky behaviors in adolescents
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-18
Intrahousehold Distribution and Child Poverty: Theory and Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
IZA
This paper extends the collective model of household consumption to recover mother's, father's and children's shares of consumption together with economies of scale
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-10-31
More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies the relationship between education and fertility
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-01
Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior
IZA
This 50-page discussion paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behaviour
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-02
Promoting Positive Education and Care Transitions for Children
AIFS
This Australian resource sheet is a review of research regarding children’s transition from home, to early childhood education and care services and then to school, with a specific focus upon both children and parents’ experiences of those transitions.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2011-11-10
Starting Out Right: Pre-k and Kindergarten: Full Report
Center for Public Education
This US report looks at the effect of various combinations of pre-k and kindergarten on third grade reading skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-15
Sports and Child Development
CESifo
This 50-page study analyzes the effect of sports club participation, one of the most popular extra-curricular activities, on children’s skill development
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-16
Graduated Drivers Licensing Programs Reduce Fatal Teen Crashes
National Institutes of Health
A US press release describing the results of three studies that found that programmes that grant privileges to new drivers in phases — known as graduated licensing programs — dramatically reduce the rate of teen driver fatal crashes
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-25