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Fifty years of ‘protocolization’. How are England’s child protection social workers navigating procedural gaps and promoting child-centred practice? 五十年的“协议化”。英国的儿童保护社会工作者是如何克服程序上的差距并促进以儿童为中心的实践的？

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100189

Ciarán Murphy , Michael Murphy

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Bringing solutions focused practice to frontline social care in England 将解决方案集中实践，以前线社会护理在英格兰

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100177

Allegra Harrison

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A scoping review of sentinel injuries: Definitions, key indicators, and best practices for response and prevention 前哨伤害的范围审查：定义，关键指标，以及应对和预防的最佳做法

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100185

Hannah McDowell , Julia Yates , Abbey Radford , Sarah Zak , Suzanne K. Robinson , Megan Cooney , Ashley Stewart-Tufescu , Tracie O. Afifi

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A child protection issue: Exploring the causes of school-based violence in South Africa from a bio-ecological systems perspective 儿童保护问题：从生物生态系统的角度探讨南非校园暴力的原因

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100186

Sipho Sibanda , Poppy Masinga

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What cultural humility teaches us about protecting children 文化上的谦逊教会了我们如何保护孩子

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100178

Robert M. Ortega , Olivia D. Chang , Mary B. Ortega , Lynn Teriberry , Richetta VanSickle , Kathleen Coulborn Faller

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Australian catholic teachers’ preparedness in identifying and responding to harmful sexual behavior and their training and resource needs 澳大利亚天主教教师在识别和应对有害性行为方面的准备以及他们的培训和资源需求

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100181

Lesley-anne Ey , Neil Tippett , Elspeth McInnes , Lewis Cockram , Anissa Ostovar-Ravare

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Behind closed doors: Public and private views on child domestic work in urban Myanmar 闭门造车：公众和私人对缅甸城市儿童家务劳动的看法

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100183

Aye Myat Thi , Cathy Zimmerman , Meghna Ranganathan

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Best practices for rendering family reunification services to children in alternative care placements in South Africa 向南非替代性照料安置儿童提供家庭团聚服务的最佳做法

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100182

Sipho Sibanda

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The path to “Integral Protection”: The evolution and challenges of child protection in Brazil “整体保护”之路：巴西儿童保护的演变与挑战

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100179

Sidnei Priolo Filho , Luciana C. Assini-Meytin , Natalia Kerche Alvaides , Andreza Porto Lourenço , Renan Hoinski , Matheus Carrascoso , Ana Rebeca Benevides , Silvio José Benelli , Tiago Gagliano , Sabrina Mazo D'Affonseca

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Alumbra: a digital platform supported by a knowledge community for child sexual violence prevention 校友会：由知识社区支持的预防儿童性暴力的数字平台

Child Protection and Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100176

Renata Díaz Barreiro Castro, Ana Reza Calvillo, Adrián Zentella Tusié

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