Child & Adolescent Welfare Industry News & Blogs

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amednews: Physicians don't always report child abuse, study shows :: Nov. 28, 2011 ... American
www.ama-assn.org | Nov 28, 2011
Health professionals did not report 21% of physical injuries that abuse experts say indicate maltreatment.

Recruitment Model Proves Success in Substantially Increasing Adoption Rates From Foster Care
www.prweb.com | Oct 28, 2011
Rigorous five-year study finds child-focused recruitment results in up to three-fold increase in adoption among youth in foster care.

Fostering in crisis after number of children in care rockets - Scotsman.com News
news.scotsman.com | Sep 13, 2011
Fostering in crisis after number of children in care rockets - Scotland's foster chiefs have warned of an acute shortage of carers, as the number of children in care continues to rise. <br />

Informed Families Holds Photo Contest for CASA's "Family Day: A Day to Eat With Your Children" |
www.prlog.org | Aug 29, 2011
Informed Families Holds Photo Contest for CASA's "Family Day: A Day to Eat With Your Children". Statewide Contest Emphasizes Importance of Kids Eating Dinner With Their Families, Lessening Children’s Risk of Substance Abuse - PR11639275

Rotavirus Vaccine Protects Kids in Hospital, Too - Children's - News, Search Jobs, Events
www.biospace.com | Jan 24, 2011
MedPageToday -- Routine rotavirus vaccination in the community helps prevent spread of the diarrhea-producing virus among hospitalized children as well, a retrospective study from one pediatric hospital found.

New research adds to urgency of protecting children from second-hand smoke
www.healthinsite.gov.au | Oct 12, 2010
Research presented to an international conference (Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health) in Sydney last week shows that children exposed to second-hand smoke have significantly higher rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), headaches and stuttering than those who are not

Medical News: Child Protective Services Found Ineffective - in Pediatrics, Domestic Violence from
www.medpagetoday.com | Oct 4, 2010
Investigations by Child Protective Services agencies following suspected episodes of child abuse were seldom followed by improvements in household risk factors for future abuse, researchers found.

Irish Medical Times | Opinion | HSE fostering services ‘appalling’
www.imt.ie | Jul 23, 2010
<p>The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has called for the Board of the Health Services Executive (HSE) to appoint a National Director with accountability and authority for the provision of safe and high quality services for children in care, writes <em>Aoife Connors</em>. </p>

Department of Error : The Lancet
www.thelancet.com | Jul 16, 2010
Deveson P, Goodyear H, Savage W, et al. Support for child-protection whistleblower Kim Holt. Lancet 2010; 375: 1343—In this Correspondence letter (April 17), the conflicts of interest statement should have included:“HG is President of the Medical Women's Federation”. Helen Goodyear's address should

Medicare shares records on child abuse
www.6minutes.com.au | Sep 8, 2009
Child protection agencies will be given access to Medicare records for children believed to be at risk of abuse or neglect, say ministers.