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Research Watch, a Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare initiative, tracks the major child welfare journals on a monthly basis. The Research Watch collaborative working group selects salient studies and summarizes them in short monthly e-newsletters distributed at no cost to subscribers. Subscribe here.

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US study finds that subsidies lead to increased adoptions from foster care
Claudia Lahaie
Anne-Marie Piché
 02/22/2007
Physical punishment as childhood adversity is associated with adult psychopathology according to study Geneviève Pagé 03/08/2007
Study finds that specialty mental health services reduce the risk of out-of-home-placements for children in juvenile justice and child welfare systems Jonathan D. Schmidt 03/22/2007
Prenatal cocaine exposure and child welfare outcomes Tara Black 04/05/2007
Using sibling data still finds no treatment effect of family group conferencing on child welfare outcomes Sydney Duder 04/26/2007
Parenting programs for maltreated infants lead to increased secure attachments Stephen Ellenbogen 05/03/2007
Permanency planning legislation associated with speedier decision-making in Oregon Geneviève Pagé 05/31/2007
Children in residential treatment: New York study shows significant increase in proportion of youth with mental problems and juvenile justice backgrounds Sydney Duder 06/28/2007
Abusive fractures may be decreasing: Hopeful results from a US pediatric hospital
Jules Lajoie
Nico Trocmé
 09/05/2007
Longitudinal study confirms previously victimized children at higher risk of future victimization Elizabeth Fast 10/04/2007
Study confirms relationship between neighbourhood alcohol outlets and referrals to child protective services
Tanya Morton
Sydney Duder
 11/01/2007
Home visiting program has little effect on parenting skills, child health and development, and occurrence of child abuse Sydney Duder 12/13/2007
Systematic review shows cognitive-behavioural interventions for sexual abuse not conclusively effective Delphine Collin-Vézina 12/27/2007
Disappointing results from an evaluation of an expert-assisted case management system Sydney Duder 01/10/2008
Canadian research shows neglectful mothers have information processing biases towards their children’s emotions and behaviour Jonathan D. Schmidt 02/07/2008
Violence prevention program implemented in Ontario high schools shows promise Stephen Ellenbogen 03/06/2008
Study finds that placement difficulties for youth in foster care predict difficulties in transitioning to adulthood Tonino Esposito 03/20/2008
Study points to importance of careful consideration in reasons for placement of youth Elizabeth Fast 04/03/2008
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) improves homework completion and school attendance among juvenile justice girls Paul Issahaku 05/01/2008
Longitudinal child sexual abuse study confirms importance of helping victims cope with stigma, depression and anxiety to reduce later risk of delinquency Delphine Collin-Vézina 05/29/2008