EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States reviews the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. It assesses 20 years of … Read More
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Survivor-Informed Services Among Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Human trafficking survivors, of all ages, are the experts of their own experiences. Their experiences can provide a powerful insight on how youth-serving organizations can integrate survivor-informed practices to enlighten services, interventions, as well as decisions impacting young people, especially … Read More
Game-changing’ Emergency Housing Vouchers to Help Foster Children, Families in Jefferson Parish
Families at risk of losing their children and young adults who have recently aged out of the foster system will have greater access to emergency housing vouchers in Jefferson Parish thanks to a federal grant awarded to the Jefferson Parish public … Read More
The Influence Of Early-life Adversity On The Coupling of Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity Across Childhood
Exposure to early-life adversity (ELA) is a risk factor for behavioral and emotional problems in childhood as well as long-term health consequences. Neuroimaging studies provide a wealth of evidence for the association of perinatal adversity with neurodevelopmental outcomes. These findings … Read More
How Should Clinicians and Health Care Organizations Promote Equity in Child Abuse and Neglect Suspicion, Evaluation, and Reporting?
Victims of child abuse and neglect come from every racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background, yet clinical evaluation, reporting to child protective services, and responses to reports inequitably harm Black children and malign families of color. Racial bias and inequity in … Read More
McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration
In 1997, Jimcy McGirt was convicted by the State of Oklahoma for sex crimes against a minor. McGirt appealed his conviction, citing that Oklahoma lacked jurisdiction over the case due to his tribal citizenship, since the crime took place on … Read More
Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health
While adverse childhood experiences and trauma, including childhood abuse and neglect, have often been viewed from the lens of psychiatry, their influence on physical health, health behaviors, and factors that moderate health now garner more attention. This article reviews recent … Read More
How Should Clinicians and Students Cope With Secondary Trauma When Caring for Children Traumatized by Abuse or Neglect?
When health care professionals encounter child abuse and neglect, they can experience a range of emotions, such as anger, sadness, and frustration. Such feelings can cloud judgment, compromise care, or even undermine one’s capacity to complete evaluation of a child. … Read More
How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions About Child Abuse?
Abstract Clinicians have ethical and legal obligations to report suspected maltreatment of children. A decision to report suspected abuse is one of great ethical, clinical, and legal importance and can weigh heavily on clinicians who have established relationships with a … Read More
Interested in policy supporting homeless youths? ABA group provides guidance
Richard Hooks Wayman was a senior youth policy analyst at the National Alliance to End Homelessness in the mid-2000s when he became involved with the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty. Hooks Wayman spent most of his earlier career focusing on … Read More