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School-based support for children bereaved due to parental intimate partner homicide Open
Internationally, there is growing recognition of the scale and consequences of intimate partner homicides (IPH). A significant, though often neglected consequence is how many children are impacted by these tragic events. In such challengin…
View article: “That weird kid without parents”: a qualitative analysis of identity following bereavement due to parental intimate partner homicide in Australia
“That weird kid without parents”: a qualitative analysis of identity following bereavement due to parental intimate partner homicide in Australia Open
PurposeBereavement through parental intimate partner homicide (IPH) is a unique form of complex trauma that may disrupt and destabilise identity in surviving children. This qualitative study aimed to generate a better understanding of post…
Characteristics of Child Fatalities that Occur in the Context of Current or Past Intimate Partner Violence: a Scoping Review Open
Purpose Childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem worldwide. In addition to directly observing or indirectly experiencing IPV, children may be killed because of IPV. To date, research on child IPV-related…
Children’s and Families’ Perspectives and Understanding of Children’s Court Criminal Processes and Consequences: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Grey Literature Open
This article presents findings from a scoping review of qualitative grey literature regarding children’s and families’ perspectives and understanding of Children’s Court criminal processes in which they are participants. Many children and …
View article: “That Weird Kid Without Parents”: A Qualitative Analysis of Identity Following Bereavement due to Parental Intimate Partner Homicide in Australia
“That Weird Kid Without Parents”: A Qualitative Analysis of Identity Following Bereavement due to Parental Intimate Partner Homicide in Australia Open
This qualitative study highlights how people bereaved due to parental intimate partner homicide relate to themselves and the world in meaningful and trauma-specific ways.
View article: Supportive Relationships with Trusted Adults for Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Adversities: Implications for Social Work Service Provision
Supportive Relationships with Trusted Adults for Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Adversities: Implications for Social Work Service Provision Open
Adverse childhood experiences encompass both direct harm, such as abuse and neglect, and indirect harm via family issues, including parental substance abuse and mental illness. They create significant risks for problems in later life, incl…
Military Children: Unique Risks for Mental Health and Wellbeing and Implications for School-Based Social Work Support Open
Children in military families experience a unique combination of stressors associated with military life that may affect every stage of their lives, including their mental health, as well as disrupt their schooling and consequent social, e…
View article: New understandings in childhood research and their implications for child and family services
New understandings in childhood research and their implications for child and family services Open
In recent times the production of research linking childhood experiences with later life outcomes has had the effect of producing new understandings of child development, with increased attribution given to this stage in the life cycle as …
View article: Adverse childhood experiences and potential pathways to filicide perpetration: A systematic search and review
Adverse childhood experiences and potential pathways to filicide perpetration: A systematic search and review Open
Filicides, where children are killed by their parents or stepparents, are uncommon occurrences, which are committed by both paternal and maternal perpetrators. The aim of this paper is to explore to what extent the antecedents of filicides…
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Work: Relationship-based Practice Responses Open
Individuals with higher numbers of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been found to be overrepresented amongst users of social services. This poses challenges for service providers in seeking ways to incorporate knowledge about ACEs…
Opening the Time Capsule of ACEs: Reflections on How we Conceptualise Children’s Experiences of Adversity and the Issue of Temporality Open
In this article, we engage with some of the fundamental concepts underpinning the original adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) study and subsequent work, whilst recognising that the terminology of ACEs has in some ways become reductionist…
View article: Homicides and Maltreatment‐related Deaths of Disabled Children: A Systematic Review
Homicides and Maltreatment‐related Deaths of Disabled Children: A Systematic Review Open
This article aims to systematically review the empirical literature in relation to the homicides and maltreatment‐related deaths of disabled children in order to better understand the risk factors and to assess support for the explanatory …
View article: Adverse Childhood Experiences: Beyond Signs of Safety; Reimagining the Organisation and Practice of Social Work with Children and Families
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Beyond Signs of Safety; Reimagining the Organisation and Practice of Social Work with Children and Families Open
While an adverse childhood experience (ACE)-informed approach to child protection and welfare has become influential in USA, it has had markedly less influence in UK, this despite growth in adoption of ACE research as a basis for understan…
"The help I need is more than the help they can give me" : a study of the life circumstances of emergency relief clients Open
The aim of this study was to achieve greater knowledge and understanding of the life circumstances of emergency relief clients to help in determining suitable policy and service responses. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample o…