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Ethics review of machine learning in children’s social care

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

What Works for Children’s Social Care requested this report on the research question: “Is it ethical to use machine learning approaches in children’s social care systems and if so, how and under what circumstances?”.

Protecting the psychological health of children through effective communication about COVID-19

Research

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

In this brief commentary, Dalton and colleagues set out the rationale for providing and prioritising communication with young people about the Covid-19 pandemic.

History of childhood maltreatment is associated with reduced fractional anisotropy of the accumbofrontal ‘reward’ tract in healthy adults

Research

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Several studies have shown that childhood maltreatment is associated with structural changes in several brain regions.

Why Families on a Low Income are Spending More During Covid-19

Research

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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The Pandemic Pressures study is a collaboration between the Resolution Foundation think-tank and the Nuffield Foundation-funded Covid Realities research project at the University of York. In general, average household spending has fallen by 10 per cent during the pandemic with decreased spend on leisure activities, meals out, holidays and commuting costs.

Practitioner Review: Twenty years of research with adverse childhood experience scores – Advantages, disadvantages and applications to practice

Research

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

In their practitioner review, Lacey and Minnis consider the strengths and limitations of adverse childhood experience (ACE) scores – an increasingly common and influential approach for measuring childhood adversity in public policy, research and clinical practice.

Enhancing Outcomes of Low-Intensity Parenting Groups Through Sufficient Exemplar Training: A Randomized Control Trial

Research

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Low-intensity parenting programmes play an important role in a public health approach to parenting support that aims to reduce the prevalence of child conduct problems at a population level.

The Cost-Effectiveness of UK Parenting Programmes for Preventing Children’s Behaviour Problems – A Review of the Evidence

Research

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

This paper reviews the economic evidence available to support or question claims that parenting programmes can be a cost-effective component in early intervention packages.

Unlocking the Facts: Young People Referred to Secure Children’s Homes

Research

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

There are 22 secure children’s homes across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Young people can be placed in a secure children’s home via the criminal justice system. They may also be placed in a secure home due to concerns they pose a serious risk to others or cannot be kept safe in the community. If a place is not found, young people are placed in alternative accommodation sourced and provided by their local authority, which can include less-secure residential children’s homes, foster care and unregulated placements.

Making Fathers Relevant: How Practitioners Include Both Parents in Talk About Parenting Programmes

Research

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

This paper reports on a study that investigated parental engagement during the initial telephone conversations made by practitioners to parents who had been referred for parenting support.

Screen Use, Lifestyle Behaviours and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Females

Research

Thursday, January 7, 2021

| CYP Now

Researchers at the University of Leicester wanted to measure the impact of screen use on young women’s behaviour and health. They also wanted to find out how common concurrent screen use or “screen stacking” – such as scrolling through a phone while watching TV – was among young women in the UK.

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Home and School-Moves for Children Affected by Extra-Familial Risks During Adolescence

Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

This paper presents cumulative findings from studies into the contextual (situational, environmental and relational) dynamics of abuse that young people experience in extra-familial settings.

No Further Action: Contextualising Social Care Decisions for Children Victimised in Extra-Familial Settings

Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

This paper presents findings from one component of a study to understand and advance child protection responses to youth violence and exploitation (YVE).

Contextual Risk, Individualised Responses: An Assessment of Safeguarding Responses to Nine Cases of Peer-on-Peer Abuse

Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

This article explores safeguarding responses to peer-on-peer abuse using the results of an in-depth study of nine police investigation files where a young person either raped or murdered a peer.

Keeping Children Safe? Advancing Social Care Assessments to Address Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Schools

Research

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Analysis of two studies to build an assessment framework for responding to abuse in schools for further testing in the future.

The State of Youth Justice 2020

Research

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

A focus on two themes in in the contemporary youth justice system: "Race and criminalisation" and "Child first approach".

Therapeutic Interventions for Peace

Research

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Power The Fight’s report details recommendations for improvement of therapeutic services in London, that have arisen from qualitative and quantitative research data from young respondents, families and professionals.

Living Through a Lockdown: Reflections and Recommendations from Young People at Risk of Serious Violence

Research

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Standing Committee for Youth Justice members Street Doctors, Redthread and MAC-UK have published a report that documents the experiences of children and young people at risk of, or involved in, serious violence during the lockdown, highlighting the lack of support available at a time of distress, confusion and grief.

‘Why Wouldn’t You Have a Circle?’ An Evaluation of the Glebe House Circles Pilot

Research

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

This report is about a recent development at Glebe House: the ambition to provide Circles of Support and Accountability (Circles) for young men moving on from the residential programme.

The Outcome of Institutional Youth Care Compared to Non-Institutional Youth Care for Children of Primary School Age and Early Adolescence: a Multi-Level Meta-Analysis

Research

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

After 48 years of involvement in residential child care, this year has seen me taking some time to reflect on where residential child care is now and where it might be going. One aspect of reflection has been regarding knowledge and knowledge production.

Social Pedagogical Perspectives on Fidelity to a Manual: Professional Principles and Dilemmas in Everyday Expertise

Research

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Play Therapy Insights into Everyday Social Pedagogical Practice in Residential Child Care

Research

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

An insight into social pedagogical practice in Denmark.

Client and provider discomfort with an adverse childhood experiences survey

Research

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The presumed causal relationship between ACEs and poor life outcomes has resulted in some policy and health organisations to advocate for ACE screening to be implemented universally so that vulnerable individuals can be offered treatment.

Agreement between prospective and retrospective measures of childhood victimization: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Research

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Researchers set out to investigate the accuracy of adult memories by comparing concurrent reports of child maltreatment and other negative life events to adults’ recollections of these circumstances.

Learning Inequalities During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Research

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The majority of children who did not attend school between March and July 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic lost 15 weeks’ face-to-face schooling. Prolonged school closures and the abrupt transition to home-schooling could have severe consequences on students across the UK. Researchers from the University of Southampton set out to discover the impact of home learning on children from different backgrounds.

Adolescent victimization and early-adult psychopathology: Approaching causal inference using a longitudinal twin study to rule out non-causal explanations

Research

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Researchers from King’s College London used data gathered from the eRisk twin study to verify the extent to which experiences of trauma occurring in childhood and adolescence predicted behavioural and mental health problems at the age of 18.

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Ethics review of machine learning in children’s social care

Protecting the psychological health of children through effective communication about COVID-19

History of childhood maltreatment is associated with reduced fractional anisotropy of the accumbofrontal ‘reward’ tract in healthy adults

Why Families on a Low Income are Spending More During Covid-19

Practitioner Review: Twenty years of research with adverse childhood experience scores – Advantages, disadvantages and applications to practice

Enhancing Outcomes of Low-Intensity Parenting Groups Through Sufficient Exemplar Training: A Randomized Control Trial

The Cost-Effectiveness of UK Parenting Programmes for Preventing Children’s Behaviour Problems – A Review of the Evidence

Unlocking the Facts: Young People Referred to Secure Children’s Homes

Making Fathers Relevant: How Practitioners Include Both Parents in Talk About Parenting Programmes

Screen Use, Lifestyle Behaviours and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Females

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Home and School-Moves for Children Affected by Extra-Familial Risks During Adolescence

No Further Action: Contextualising Social Care Decisions for Children Victimised in Extra-Familial Settings

Contextual Risk, Individualised Responses: An Assessment of Safeguarding Responses to Nine Cases of Peer-on-Peer Abuse

Keeping Children Safe? Advancing Social Care Assessments to Address Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Schools

The State of Youth Justice 2020

Therapeutic Interventions for Peace

Living Through a Lockdown: Reflections and Recommendations from Young People at Risk of Serious Violence

‘Why Wouldn’t You Have a Circle?’ An Evaluation of the Glebe House Circles Pilot

The Outcome of Institutional Youth Care Compared to Non-Institutional Youth Care for Children of Primary School Age and Early Adolescence: a Multi-Level Meta-Analysis

Social Pedagogical Perspectives on Fidelity to a Manual: Professional Principles and Dilemmas in Everyday Expertise

Play Therapy Insights into Everyday Social Pedagogical Practice in Residential Child Care

Client and provider discomfort with an adverse childhood experiences survey

Agreement between prospective and retrospective measures of childhood victimization: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Learning Inequalities During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Adolescent victimization and early-adult psychopathology: Approaching causal inference using a longitudinal twin study to rule out non-causal explanations

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