A correlation between socioeconomic disadvantage and child maltreatment has long been
observed, but the drivers of this association are poorly understood. We sought to estimate …

Placing a child in out-of-home care is one of the most important decisions made by
professionals in the child care system, with substantial social, psychological, educational …

Lastensuojelun asiakkuutta ja kodin ulkopuolelle sijoittamista selittävä tutkimus on ollut
Suomessa hajanaista ja paljolti laadullista. Kansainvälisestikin tilastollinen väestötasoinen …

This paper reports on research into personal education plans (PEPs) for 'looked
after'children (children in care) in one large county local authority in England. PEPs were …

This article addresses the question of the structure of local child welfare activities in light of
community-level factors. It poses the following research questions: how are different …

A range of studies document the characteristics of children placed in out-of-home care, who
experience many placement breakdowns and unhappy reunifications with their biological …

Monografie Náhradní péče o děti v Dánsku, v Anglii a Walesu, na Slovensku a v Polsku
rozebírá a shrnuje hlavní části zahraničního výzkumu–právní a sekundární analýzu systému …

While a range of studies investigate how a child's background characteristics affects his or
her placement risk, only few have considered the possible stratified influence of these …

This study examined factors associated with decisions in favour of out-of-home placement
following investigations involving infants at risk of maltreatment. We used data from a …

Previous studies find substantial community-level differences in out-of-home placement
rates. Apart from geographical factors, however, it remains unclear which community-level …