Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK): using research evidence to improve outcomes for children and families in emergency departments across Canada

Over the past three decades, rapidly growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have become parents. LGBT people may become parents via giving birth or by adopting or fostering children. Some LGBT people may use Assisted Reproductive Technologies as part of their journey to parenthood. Other LGBT people may become parents as part of a blended or stepfamily. Overall, research comparing LGBT-headed families with heterosexual and/or cisgender-headed families demonstrates broadly similar outcomes for children. A key point of difference pertains to experiences of discrimination, which can occur when LGBT parents (and their children) access reproductive services, when engaging with their families of origin, in schools, and in terms of broader societal attitudes. Other points of difference pertain to the division of household labor, views on parenting, and beliefs about the needs of children. In many respects, the research evidence suggests that, across these three areas, LGBT parents engage in practices that positively benefit their children.

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Resilience in children threatened by extreme adversity: Frameworks for research, practice, and translational synergy

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579411000198 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 493-506 ◽

Cited By ~ 357

Author(s):

Ann S. Masten

Keyword(s):

Research Evidence ◽

Risk And Resilience ◽

Resilience Theory ◽

Research Practice ◽

Children And Families ◽

Positive Adaptation ◽

The Past ◽

Parallel Frameworks ◽

Original Objective ◽

Resilience Science

AbstractThis article delineates parallel frameworks that grew out of the research on risk and resilience over the past four decades, a framework for research and a framework for practice, and then discusses the promise of an emerging synthesis. The research framework defined the meaning, models, and methods that successfully guided four waves of research to date on the nature and processes involved in human resilience. The applied framework emerged in response to urgent needs of children and families faced by adversity and those charged with helping them, resulting in guidelines for translating the unfolding but incomplete research evidence into action. The application of a resilience approach transformed practice in many fields concerned with promoting resilience in people at risk for problems, revolutionizing the mission, models, measures, and methods of practice to align with the emphasis on positive adaptation and strengths defining a resilience-based approach. Yet these interventions rarely translated back to inform and refine resilience theory in ways that would accelerate progress to promote resilience more effectively. The concluding section on translational synergy discusses the potential for a synthesis of basic and applied resilience frameworks as the next steps toward realizing the original objective and promise of resilience science.

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Key worker services for disabled children: what characteristics of services lead to better outcomes for children and families?

Child Care Health and Development ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00592.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 147-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

P. Sloper ◽

V. Greco ◽

J. Beecham ◽

R. Webb

Keyword(s):

Disabled Children ◽

Children And Families ◽

Outcomes For Children ◽

Key Worker

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Data Resource: population level family justice administrative data with opportunities for data linkage

International Journal for Population Data Science ◽

10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1339 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rhodri David Johnson ◽

Liz Trinder ◽

Simon Thompson ◽

Jon Smart ◽

Alexandra Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Administrative Data ◽

Justice System ◽

Data Linkage ◽

Population Level ◽

Family Court ◽

Children And Families ◽

Research Opportunities ◽

Observatory Data ◽

The Family ◽

Outcomes For Children

Introduction Better use of administrative data is essential to enhance understanding about the family justice system, and characteristics and outcomes for children and families. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Data Partnership supports this aim through analyses of core family justice datasets. When a child is involved in family court proceedings in Wales, Cafcass Cymru are employed to represent a child’s best interests. This paper provides an overview of the Cafcass Cymru data, and linkage to population level health and other administrative datasets held within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. Two data linkage example analyses are described. Further research opportunities are outlined. Methods Cafcass Cymru data was transferred to SAIL using a standardised approach to provide de-identified data with Anonymised Linking Fields (ALF) for successfully matched records. Three cohorts were created: all individuals involved in family court applications; all individuals with an ALF allowing subsequent health data linkage; and all individuals with a Residential Anonymised Linking Field (RALF) and Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) enabling area level deprivation analysis. Results Cafcass Cymru data are available containing 12,745 public law applications between 2011 and 2019, with 52,023 applications from 2005 to 2019 for private law. The overall match rate was 80%, with variations observed by time, law type, roles, gender and age. Forty per cent had hospital inpatient admissions 2 years prior or after application receipt at Cafcass Cymru, of which 27% were for emergency admissions; 54% had an emergency department attendance and 61% an outpatient appointment during the same period. Individuals involved in public or private law applications were more likely to reside in deprived areas. Conclusion The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Data Partnership will enhance research opportunities to better understand the family justice system and outcomes for children and families. Population level Cafcass Cymru data can be accessed through the SAIL Databank. Forthcoming data acquisition will also facilitate further analyses and insight.

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