Americas

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in the Americas. Browse resources by region, country, or category.

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Jude Mary Cénat, Daniel Derivois, Martine Hébert, Laetitia Mélissande Amédée, Amira Karray - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This article aimed to investigate traumas experienced by street children and their coping and resilience strategies used to deal with adversities in a logic of survival, relying on a mixed method approach.

Rose Chahla & Rose Chahla - Journal of Social Work,

In this sample of 160 retained specially-trained public child welfare workers and former students, sources of stress and satisfaction were examined three and five years after the conclusion of the students’ work obligation.

Save the Children,

Save the Children is seeking a Senior Director of Child Protection. 

Jayshree S. Jani & Michael Reisch - Children and Youth Services Review,

Based on primary and secondary source materials, this article traces the evolution of the US social work field's response to the needs of unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth during the past two centuries.

Roy F. Oman, Sara K. Vesely, Jennifer Green, Kristen Clements-Nolle, Minggen Lu - American Journal of Public Health,

The objective of this study was to determine if the Power Through Choices (PTC) intervention can increase the use of birth control and reduce pregnancy among system-involved youths living in group care homes.

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children,

Prepared for the Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 14-15 February 2018, this report tracks progress towards prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment of children in Pathfinding countries. 

Anthony Faiola - Washington Post,

This article from the Washington Post describes how Venezuela's economic crisis has become so severe that it has left many parents unable to provide care to their children, leading them to relinquish those children to the care of orphanages throughout the country.

Elysia V. Clemens, Kristin Klopfenstein, Trent L. Lalonde, Matt Tis - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examined the effects of placement and school stability on students' academic growth before, during, and after out-of-home placements.

Amy M. Salazar, Kevin R. Jones, Jamie Amemiya, Adrian Cherry, Eric C. Brown, Richard F. Catalano, Kathryn C. Monahan - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study addresses three key research questions: (1) How do older youth in foster care define their personal permanency goals? (2) How much progress have these youth made in achieving their personal permanency goals and other aspects of relational permanency, and how does this vary by gender, race, and age? and (3) What transition-related outcomes are associated with relational permanency achievement? 

Debra Utacia Krol - Vice,

This article from Vice highlights the need for more Native foster carers in the United States and the issues that arise when Native children are placed in the care of non-Native foster parents.