2017

The research articles this month explore 2017 Most Read Summaries.

• Sibling relationships in adoptive and fostering families: An international literature review
• How parenting style can contribute to child-to-parent violence
• What parents can do to improve outcomes for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• How professionals categorise cases on the edge of care and decide when to begin proceedings

The research articles this month explore intrafamilial abuse.

• How families respond to child sexual abuse disclosure
• Experiences of emotional and physical sibling abuse
• How do children and young people talk about being sexually abused?
• How do siblings of child sexual abuse victims respond to disclosure?

The research articles this month explore restorative practices.

• Applications and benefits of restorative practices
• A fathering programme to engage men in restorative processes
• Family Group Conferences in the context of domestic violence
• Using restorative safeguarding supervision

The research articles this month explore online safety.

• A descriptive account of victims’ behaviour and responses in sexually exploitative interactions with offenders
• Cyberbullying: an extension of in-person bullying
• Is viewing online pornography a risk factor for sexual coercion and abuse in young people?
• Young people's online concerns

The research articles this month explore child-to-parent violence (CPV).

• Adolescent-to-parent violence in adoptive families
• Psychological experiences of child-to-parent violence
• How parenting style can contribute to child-to-parent violence
• Using a holistic response for families experiencing adolescent-to-parent violence

The research articles this month explore residential care.

• Young people's resilience and identity when they leave residential care
• Working across professions to support children in residential care
• Working with young people who self harm in residential care
• How do children in residential care view peer relationships?

The research articles this month explore sibling placement.

• Sibling relationships in adoptive and fostering families: An international literature review
• The meaning of sibling relationships to youth in foster care
• What happens to siblings in the care system?
• Peer violence in foster care

The research articles this month explore early help.

• A discussion of the current scale of statutory involvement of children under five and the growing focus on early help
• The effectiveness of the Incredible Years pre-school parenting programme
• The Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework introduced into Birmingham's early help services
• Practitioners' experiences of supporting teenage mothers attending a support group at a children's centre

The research articles this month explore safeguarding practice with Gypsy and Traveller communities.

• Key learning from the PEER (Participation and Empowerment Experiences for Roma) youth project
• Protecting the cultural identity of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in care
• A reflection on social worker perceptions of the Irish Traveller community and the impact on safeguarding
• Gypsies and Travellers' views on infant feeding and health professional support

The research summaries this month consider foster care, just one of the placement options that can contribute to permanence for Looked After Children, either as an important stepping stone to another placement or as a long term arrangement in itself.

• The experiences of young adults leaving foster care
• Reunifying abused or neglected children: decision making and outcomes
• Factors affecting foster care placement stability for young people
• Ethnicity and foster care

The research summaries this month pertain to children with disabilities and their families.

• What parents can do to improve outcomes for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Outcomes of a peer support service for parents of disabled children
• Enablers of help-seeking for deaf and disabled children following abuse and barriers to protection
• Permanence for disabled children through foster care and adoption

The research summaries this month inform pre-proceedings work with children and families.

• How professionals categorise cases on the edge of care and decide when to begin proceedings
• Protecting unborn and newborn babies
• Professionals’ views of working within the family justice system
• Characteristics of birth mothers in recurrent care proceedings