Child Welfare and Health for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 5243
Special Issue Editors
Interests: trauma and substance abuse among child welfare and criminal justice involving women, race, diversity, and inclusion
Interests: fathering; kinship care; family wellbeing; Black family dynamics
Interests: adoption and guardianship; child wellbeing; kinship and foster care outcomes; intervention research; experimental and quasi-experimental designs; administrative data analysis; translational research; child welfare policy; social and economic justice
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Child welfare is a continuum of services to ensure safe and nurturing environments for children and to provide support to parents and guardians that enables them to better care for their children. Despite the noble intentions of child welfare agencies, many children and families who receive services experience challenges such as mental health problems, academic deficits, and criminal justice involvement. In order to ensure substantiable positive outcomes related to health and well-being more research is needed to identify risks and protective factors for children and families.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish relevant research regarding children who reside in non-kin foster care and kinship care (formal or informal). Publications may also include children who are not in care, but are receiving services from a child welfare agency (e.g., investigations). Manuscripts in this Special Issue will cover the following domains: physical, emotional, mental, and behavioral health; social, cognitive, and educational outcomes When examining the outcomes of health and well-being, it is important to consider the strengths of families and communities, as well as the impact of race, ethnicity, and culture on sustainable development and/or social sustainability. Submissions should include original conceptual and empirical manuscripts or critical reviews (systematic reviews or meta-analyses).
Dr. Tyreasa Washington
Dr. Joan M. Blakey
Dr. Qiana R. Cryer-Coupet
Dr. Nancy Rolock
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- child protective services
- foster care
- kinship care
- child wellbeing
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