Children More Grandparents Fill Caregiver Role New research shows grandparents are a primary source of child care for many children. Minority, low-income grandparents are increasingly serving as heads of households for many grandchildren.
Children How Mentoring and Skills Training Improve Well-being Outcomes A new study finds foster children who receive mentoring and skills training are less likely to change foster homes or be placed in residential treatment centers.
Children Child Abuse and Discipline: What's the Difference? New research looks at how physical discipline and child physical abuse differ among cultures and how acculturation affects parental approaches for immigrants attempting to assimilate into a new society.
Children Rural vs. Urban Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Newswise Differences in rural vs. urban substance abuse treatment admissions help shape best practices.
Children Innovations in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Eight trends that inform child abuse intervention and prevention efforts.
Children How to Engage Families in Youth Justice Systems Engaging parents of youth in the juvenile justice system can happen with these simple steps.
Children California Court Had Dependency Jurisdiction Over Child Trafficking Victim State, federal, and international law conferred concurrent jurisdiction over youth who was trafficked by her father. Thus, juvenile court erred in terminating dependency case on rationale that either the federal statute or the Guatemalan law excluded state jurisdiction.
Children Juvenile Court Could Notify University of Student’s Juvenile Record Notifying university of student juvenile record was permitted by statute.
Children Agency Staff Had Qualified Immunity in Wrongful Death Action In wrongful death action filed after child’s death due to physical abuse while in grandparents’ care, agency staff were entitled to qualified immunity.
