Background: There is an identified need to improve the evidence-base in relation to contact visits for children in the out-of-home-care (OOHC) system, to ensure optimal outcomes. Objective: The aim of this cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to test the effectiveness of a contact intervention for parents having supervised contact with children in long-term OOHC. Participants: 183 study children in 15 clusters (OOHC services) and their parent(s) were randomized to the intervention (8 clusters, 100 children) and control groups (7 clusters, 83 children) in three Australian jurisdictions. Setting: The manualized intervention consisted of increasing the preparation and support provided by caseworkers to parents before and afte...
Good quality contact between children and young people in OOHC and their birth families can promote ...
Introduction: Use of community volunteers to support vulnerable families is a widely employed strate...
The prevention of child abuse and neglect is a global public health priority due to its serious, lo...
Background There is an identified need to improve the evidence-base in relation to contact visits fo...
BackgroundThere is an identified need to improve the evidence-base in relation to contact visits for...
BACKGROUND: When children are unable to safely live at home with their parents, contact between thes...
Background: When children are unable to safely live at home with their parents, contact between thes...
Although the importance of contact between children in care and their parents, when safe, is accepte...
Although the importance of contact between children in care and their parents, when safe, is accepte...
Background: Volunteer home visiting is a widely adopted community-based approach to support families...
Introduction Contact is an important part of the out-of-home care system and for maintaining birth f...
Background: Use of community volunteers to support vulnerable families is a widely employed strategy...
Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE) is a brief intervention for children with externalizing behaviors design...
The ICPS Research to Practice Series links the findings of research undertaken by ICPS, to...
Objective: This study aimed to: (1) Assess the community utility of a screening tool to identify fam...
Good quality contact between children and young people in OOHC and their birth families can promote ...
Introduction: Use of community volunteers to support vulnerable families is a widely employed strate...
The prevention of child abuse and neglect is a global public health priority due to its serious, lo...
Background There is an identified need to improve the evidence-base in relation to contact visits fo...
BackgroundThere is an identified need to improve the evidence-base in relation to contact visits for...
BACKGROUND: When children are unable to safely live at home with their parents, contact between thes...
Background: When children are unable to safely live at home with their parents, contact between thes...
Although the importance of contact between children in care and their parents, when safe, is accepte...
Although the importance of contact between children in care and their parents, when safe, is accepte...
Background: Volunteer home visiting is a widely adopted community-based approach to support families...
Introduction Contact is an important part of the out-of-home care system and for maintaining birth f...
Background: Use of community volunteers to support vulnerable families is a widely employed strategy...
Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE) is a brief intervention for children with externalizing behaviors design...
The ICPS Research to Practice Series links the findings of research undertaken by ICPS, to...
Objective: This study aimed to: (1) Assess the community utility of a screening tool to identify fam...
Good quality contact between children and young people in OOHC and their birth families can promote ...
Introduction: Use of community volunteers to support vulnerable families is a widely employed strate...
The prevention of child abuse and neglect is a global public health priority due to its serious, lo...