Understanding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on families involved in the child welfare system: Technological capital and pandemic practice
We present a hierarchy of techno logical capital necessary to participate in pandemic practice, suggestions to create sufficient capital and implications for policy and practice. (Source: Child and Family Social Work)
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 13, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Jordan B. Conrad,
Kate Magsamen ‐Conrad Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE Source Type: research
Accessibility of transportation to child ?welfare involved parents and the related impact on court?ordered service participation
This study explored Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, volunteers' perspectives of the impact of transportation access on child welfare-involved families' service participation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine CASA volunteers in a large city in a Southeastern state. Questions were asked regarding volunteers' experiences of transportation access for parents and children. Primary emphasis was placed on families' access to services. Three primary themes emerged in the data analysis: (1) challenges are wide-ranging, exacerbated by transportation issues; (2) transportation linked to court-ordered se...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 11, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Erin Findley,
Jandel Crutchfield Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Accessibility of transportation to child ‐welfare involved parents and the related impact on court‐ordered service participation
This study explored Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, volunteers' perspectives of the impact of transportation access on child welfare-involved families' service participation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine CASA volunteers in a large city in a Southeastern state. Questions were asked regarding volunteers' experiences of transportation access for parents and children. Primary emphasis was placed on families' access to services. Three primary themes emerged in the data analysis: (1) challenges are wide-ranging, exacerbated by transportation issues; (2) transportation linked to court-ordered se...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 6, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Erin Findley,
Jandel Crutchfield Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Effects of parental migration on Chinese children's mental health: mediating roles of social support from different sources
This study investigated which sources of social support may mediate the effects of parental migration. Using a multistage probability strategy to obtain a representative sample of school-aged children in Western China, the sample included 1892 respondents. Ordinary least squares regressions were applied to estimate the associations between caregiving arrangements/the length of parental migration and children's mental health. The mediating effects of social support in the above-mentioned relationships were examined using the product-of-coefficient method with bootstrapping resampling. Leaving children alone with no caregive...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - January 5, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Yao Fu,
Xiaochen Zhou Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Military family dynamics in transition: The experiences of young people when their families leave the Australian Defence Force
AbstractMany families experience a smooth transition from military to civilian life. However, some can face intense challenges and significant disruption to family functioning, including mental health and substance use issues, domestic and family violence, marriage dissatisfaction or family breakdown, and even suicide. While some research has examined these transition experiences of ex-serving men and women, few studies have focused on their children. Understanding the challenges and opportunities the military –civilian transition poses for young people is crucial if we are to develop effective interventions to meet thei...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - December 31, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Hannah Wells,
Milena Heinsch,
Caragh Brosnan,
Frances Kay ‐Lambkin Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
