Families, Children & Youth
Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A 100-page report on six categories of priority risk behaviour among youth and young adults in the U.S. during 2003
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2004-07-30
Encouraging Strong Family Relationships
Center for the Study of Social Policy
A 73-page U.S. report examining recent changes in the structure of American families and proposing benchmarks for a framework favouring the healthy formation and maintenance of families
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-26
Developers, Users and Consumers Beware: Warnings About the Design and Use of Psycho-Behavioural Rating Inventories and Analyses of Data Derived From Them
Australian Council for Educational Research
This 20-page Australian paper highlights key methodological issues endemic to the design and use of psycho-beharioural rating inventories
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-20
Guides for the Journey: Supporting High-Risk Youth with Paid Mentors and Counselors
Public/Private Ventures
A 24-page U.S. paper exploring the potential of using paid mentor-counselors to increase the level and quality of adult involvement with high-risk youth
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-20
Child Welfare Approaches for Indigenous Communities: International Perspectives
Australian Institute of Family Studies
A 40-page Australian study examining the legislation and services delivered to inigenous communities in Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-20
Children With Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
National Health Policy Forum
A 24-page U.S. issue brief examining the nature, severity and prevalence of mental, behavioural and emotional disorders among children and the types of services that could help them
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-16
Making Early Childhood Development a Priority: Lessons from Vancouver
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
A 13-page Canadian paper making the case for publicly-funded early learning and care services
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2004-07-15
Parent-Child Contact and Post-Separation Parenting Arrangements
Australian Institute of Family Studies
A 149-page Australian report into different patterns of post-separation parenting, examining the factors that influence the parenting patterns adopted
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-12
Shifting Demographics Mean New Opportunities, New Responsibilities
Foundation for Child Development
A press release containing links to several U.S. articles highlighting the educational and health needs of immigrant children
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-06
Moving Forward: Head Start Children, Families and Programs in 2003
Center for Law and Social Policy
This 8-page U.S. policy brief reports on the activities of the Head Start program, which provides early learning and support services for low-income children and their families
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-06
Study on Environmental Burden of Disease in Children: Key Findings
World Health Organisation Europe
A 7-page fact sheet presenting key findings from the first study to assess the overall impact of the environment on child health in the WHO European region
Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2004-07-04
Early Stages in the Development of the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme (IDAP): Implementing the Duluth Domestic Violence Pathfinder
U.K. Home Office
A 17-page report on a process evaluation of a scheme designed to intervene in domestic violence cases
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-25
Developments in Family Policy in Portugal in 2003
Institute of Social Sciences
A 20-page working paper detailing developments in family policy in Portugal during 2003, covering benefits, reconciling work and family life, and the regulation of marriage and other relationships
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-23
Key Work and Family Trends in Australia
Centre for Applied Social Research
an 82-page descriptive overview of key trends in Australian society affecting work and the family
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-06-11
Young People and Alcohol: Some Statistics to 2002 on Possible Effects of Lowering the Drinking Age
New Zealand Ministry of Justice
A 60-page New Zealand report assessing the effects of lowering the legal minimum drinking age in 1999 from 20 to 18
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-03
World Youth Report 2003
United Nations
A 429-page overview of the global situation of young people, covering such matters as education, employment, poverty, health, environment, drugs, delinquency, leisure
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-01
The Territory as Parent: Review of the Safety of Children in Care in the ACT and of ACT Child Protection Management
ACT Government
This 236-page Australian report follows an investigation into all aspects of child protection in the ACT
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-28
What do "I Do's" Do? Potential Benefits of Marriage for Cohabiting Couples With Children
Urban Institute
An 8-page U.S. study quantifying the benefits of marriage, as compared to cohabitation, for families with children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-26
Fostering the Future: Safety, Permanence and Well-Being for Children in Foster Care
Pew Charitable Trusts
This 70-page U.S. report on foster care makes significant recommendations for improvement in federal funding and in the role of the courts
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-05-25
The Promise and Challenge of Mentoring High-Risk Youth: Findings from the National Faith-Based Initiative
Public/Private Ventures
A 57-page report exploring whether a monitoring program run by a faith-based organisation is a viable intervention for high-risk youth
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2004-05-24
The Benefits of a Healthy Marriage
Center for Law and Social Policy
An 8-page testimony to a U.S. Senate subcommittee regarding current marriage promotion activities
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-05-24
Social Scientific Data on the Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Children
Brookings Institution
A 10-page testimony to a U.S. senate sub-committee, summarising research relevant to the merits of marriage promotion, from the standpoint of child welfare
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-19
Marriages Made in Political Heaven: Families, Values and the Election
Urban Institute
Transcript of a U.S. forum dealing with the institution of marriage
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-05-12
Not Working: Why Workfare Should Replace the New Deal
Policy Exchange
A 74-page U.K. paper arguing that the "New Deal for Young People" has been ineffective and should be replaced by a system based on the workfare system as adopted in Wisconsin, US.A.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-05-09
The Columbus Project in the Family Court of Western Australia: A Model of Reflective Practice
Australian Institute of Family Studies
An 8-page seminar reporting on a project designed to enable separated parents to acknowledge the debilitating effects of continuing violence and encourage them to resolve differences over contact and residency without recourse to Family Court litigation
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-30
Men's Uptake of Family-Friendly Employment Provisions
Department of Family and Community Services - Australian Government
A 221-page policy paper examining the use of family-friendly employment provisions for men in Australia
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-30
Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Evaluation of Child Welfare Programs
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 6-page U.S. article describing how a benefit-cost analysis of child welfare programs might be set up
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-28
Violence, Threats and Intimidation in the Lives of Professionals Whose Work Involves Children
Australian Institute of Criminology
Results of Australian research into extent of violence, threats and intimidation confronting professionals working in child protection
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-27
The Impact of Changes in Kindergarten Entrance Age Policies on Children's Academic Achievement and the Child Care Needs of Families
Rand Corporation
This 159-page U.S. dissertation finds a significant positive outcome from delaying kindergarten entrance by one year
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-16
An Assessment of the Functioning of the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline of the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
Center for the Study of Social Policy
A 25-page report on the operation of this 24-hour hotline designed to receive and respond to reports of alleged child abuse and neglect
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-12
Police and Community Responses to Youth Gangs
Australian Institute of Criminology
A 6-page Australian literature review of the youth gang issue
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-10
Just "Keeping the Peace": A Reluctance to Respond to Male Partner Sexual Violence
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 39-page report comments on different aspects of male partner sexual violence in Australia
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-04-09
Foundation for Child Development Index of Child Well-Being 1975-2002
Brookings Institute (et al.)
This 21-page U.S. report provides the latest measure of child well-being and comments on trends
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-03-31
No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents
Center for Law and Social Policy
This 8-page U.S. brief considers the policy issues posed in establishing the paternity of children born to underage parents
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-03-23
Addressing Bullying in Schools: Theory and Practice
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 6-page Australian bulletin considers different approaches to dealing with bullying in schools and their limitations
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-02-27
Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
This 12-page US bulletin examines possible reasons for the decline in child sexual abuse cases and proposes further research
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2004-02-27
Foster Care: Voices from the Inside
Pew Charitable Trusts
This 34-page report highlights the structural factors responsible for "a child welfare system (US) that is overly reliant on foster care" and the human costs resulting from the system
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-23
Looking Beyond Government: The Transfer of the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Model Across States
Urban Institute
This 6-page policy brief examines how a successful program for improving early care and education in one U.S. state is being adopted by other states
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2004-02-13
Sex, Drugs and Delinquency in Urban and Suburban Public Schools
Manhattan Institute
This 28-page working paper compares the incidence of sexual activity, alcohol use and drugtaking by children attending urban and suburban U.S. public schools and finds little difference between the two types of location
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2004-02-08
The Origin of Lone-Parent Concentrations in Metropolitan and Regional Australia
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 7-page analysis investigates why there are higher concentrations of lone-parent families in Australia
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-02-02