Journal of Children's Services: Volume 14 Issue 2

Evidence-based practice adaptation during large-scale implementation: a taxonomy of process and content adaptations

Gregory A. Aarons, Rachel A. Askew, Amy E. Green, Alexis J. Yalon, Kendal Reeder, Lawrence A. Palinkas

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to identify the types of adaptations made by service providers (i.e. practitioners) during a large-scale US statewide implementation…

Attachment and the loss of fertility: the attachment strategies of prospective adoptive parents

Steve Farnfield

The purpose of this paper was to determine the attachment strategies of prospective adoptive parents and any correlation between attachment and the defensive strategies they used…

The None in Three Victim Responsiveness Assessment (Ni3: VRA): a new outcome measure for intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention programs

Agata Debowska, Daniel Boduszek, Dominic Willmott, Adele D. Jones

The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate the None in Three Victim Responsiveness Assessment (Ni3: VRA) examining affective and cognitive responsiveness toward victims…

Signs of Safety: lessons learnt from evaluations

Mary Baginsky, Jo Moriarty, Jill Manthorpe

Signs of Safety (SoS) is a strengths-based approach to child protection casework that has been widely adopted in countries across the world. The purpose of this paper is to report…

Responding to youth gangs in England: a public health model?

John Pitts

The purpose of this paper is to consider youth gangs and county lines with reference to the current drive for a public health response to these issues.