OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Public Child Welfare is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Child’s adjustment and parent-child contact after child placement into foster care: a systematic review	12
Caring for children in foster and kinship care during a pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations	12
Indigenous-centered racial disproportionality in American foster care: a national population study	12
Perceptions of agency leadership and intent to stay: an examination of turnover in the child welfare workforce	10
Understanding wellbeing and caregiver commitment after adoption or guardianship from foster care	10
Attempting to operationalize a multi-dimensional definition of permanency in child welfare practice: results from a demonstration project	9
Attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of child welfare workers toward LGBTQ youth	9
Feasibility of engaging child welfare-involved parents with substance use disorders in research: key challenges and lessons learned	8
Resilient Outcomes among Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care: Findings from the National Youth in Transition Database	7
Tuning in to Teens (TINT) with adoptive parents and guardians in the US: the replication phase of intervention research	7
Exploring self-care practices in foster carers: a qualitative study	5
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Where we’ve been, where we’re headed, and where we need to go	5
Peer models for families involved in the child welfare system: a systematic review	4
Trial home visits and foster care reentry	4
Child and state factors in positive permanency: a multi-level survival analysis	4
Physiological evidence of escalating stress during COVID-19: a longitudinal assessment of child welfare workers	4
A mixed methods study of how interprofessional communication relates to timely reunification in the U.S. child welfare system	4
The effects of neighborhood factors, maternal depression and parental emotional support on social – behavioral outcomes of children involved in the child welfare system	4
Assessing appeals against emergency placements in Norway: A balancing act	4
Building evidence for family group decision-making in child welfare: operationalizing the intervention	3
Investigations involving urgent protection concerns vs. chronic needs: are there differences in post-investigation service decisions?	3
Trajectories of psychosocial functioning and attachment behaviors among children adopted in the Ontario child welfare system	3
Kinship Care: Evaluating Policy and Practice	3
Policy on the ground: caseworker perspectives on implementing alternative response	3
Evaluation of a Brief Foster Parent/ Case Worker Training to Support Relationship Building Skills and Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth in Care	3

Comparing population views on state responsibility for children in vulnerable situations – the role of institutional context and socio-demographic characteristics	3
A longitudinal investigation of infants and out-of-home care	3
Preliminary evaluation of a multicomponent youth development program for siblings separated by foster care: pandemic related impacts to service delivery and youth well-being	3
Transformative lessons learned from COVID-19 to reimagine child welfare work	3
Impact of COVID-19 on the educational experiences of youth in foster care: caseworker perspectives	3
Differences in developmental problems between victims of different types of child maltreatment	2
Intersectional individualization: toward a theoretical framework for youth transitioning out of the child welfare system	2
Analyzing decision-maker’s justifications of care orders for newborn children: equal and individualized treatment	2
A statewide integrated child welfare coaching and mentoring program: Mentored workers’ perception of quality, impact, and satisfaction	2
STRENGTHS-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT	2
Inviting Plain Mennonite and Amish families to provide foster care for children	2
Factors leading to foster care reentry: experiences of housing unstable families	2
The impact of title IV-E training on public child welfare turnover	2
Enhancing Behavioral Health Services for Child Welfare-Involved Parents: A Qualitative Study	2
Child protection agencies collaborating with grass-root community organizations: partnership or tokenism?	2
Secondary traumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among foster parents	2
Fostering a sense of belonging: The role of family terminology and discourse for individuals involved in non-kinship foster care	2
Persistent racial disproportionality in investigated and substantiated child maltreatment reports: Trend analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2020)	2
The socio-technical organization of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in child welfare	1
“Resilience,” as Defined by Foster Youth and Key Stakeholders	1
Which participation practices can be found in child welfare service records?	1
Smart Start: a feasible intervention for young children with disabilities and trauma	1
Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Child Welfare and Court: Identifying Challenges and Implications to Move Social Work Practice Forward	1
Predicting substance use treatment completion & reunification among family treatment court-involved parent–child dyads	1
Experiences of perceived support post discharge among foster care alumni: differences among LGBTQ+ youth and youth of color	1
Foster Parent Perspectives and Experiences with Public Child Welfare	1
An exploratory study of foster child stress and behavioral health during Hurricane Irma	1
A comparison of child welfare outcomes and cost savings achieved in diverse implementation contexts with 30 days to Family® intervention	1
Absorptive capacity in child welfare: a qualitative study with child welfare staff eliciting key factors for evidence-based practice adoption	1
Centering unacknowledged histories: revisiting NABSW demands to repeal ASFA	1
Estimating a national college enrollment rate for youth with foster care histories using the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD): limitations of NYTD and a call to revise and relaunch	1
Bringing fidelity monitoring to child welfare: lessons learned from the CORE Teen resource parent training	1
Family poverty, family adversity, neglect, and entry into out-of-home care	1
Mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect among substance use counselors	1
Integrating trauma-informed practices in child welfare: a process study of graduate education	1
“There’s so much history”: shared parenting dynamics in kinship families	1
Sexual identity development and sexual well-being: differences between racial/ethnic minority and non-racial/ethnic minority former foster youth	1
The future of child welfare will look toward children’s health: the case of the Kentucky Health Information Data Sharing (KHIDS) project	1
Service utilization and association with recurrences of child maltreatment post-reunification	1
COVID-19 and resource families: an examination of ongoing impact and disparities	1
Measuring school engagement for youth involved with the child welfare system: a structured review of the literature	1
What makes a case difficult: Definitions from child welfare workers and implications for workload and caseload management	1
Exploring the relationships between self-care and well-being outcomes among child welfare professionals	1
Who are our caregivers? An assessment of the characteristics of foster parents at certain foster parenting milestones across two states	1
Exploring alternative care options for children in China: recent developments and challenges	1
Experiences of Psychologists in Applying Mandatory Reporting in Ireland (Children First)	1
Child maltreatment in Swiss welfare care until 1981: former caregivers’ perspectives on the welfare context	1
Service provider perspectives on educational needs of students transitioning from foster care to permanency placements	1
The use of mental health services among children in kinship care: an application of Andersen’s Behavioral Model for Health Services Use	1
Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) and child welfare outcomes in the United States	1

Poverty and child maltreatment: a systematic review