Journal of Children's Services: Volume 15 Issue 3

Transitioning from child to adult mental health services: what role for social services? Insights from a European survey

Giulia Signorini, Nikolina Davidovic, Gwen Dieleman, Tomislav Franic, Jason Madan, Athanasios Maras, Fiona Mc Nicholas, Lesley O'Hara, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Paramala Santosh, Ulrike Schulze, Swaran Preet Singh, Cathy Street, Sabine Tremmery, Helena Tuomainen, Frank Verhulst, Jane Warwick, Dieter Wolke, Giovanni de Girolamo

Young people transitioning from child to adult mental health services are frequently also known to social services, but the role of such services in this study and their interplay…

Assessing the reliability and validity of an outcomes star

Daryl Sweet, Karen Winter, Laura Neeson, Paul Connolly

This paper aims to assess the reliability, validity and use of the Family Star Plus, one of several Outcomes Stars increasingly used as part of outcomes-based accountability…

Direct observation in practice: co-developing an evidence-informed practice tool to assess social work communication

David Westlake, Lorna Stabler, John McDonnell

This paper presents findings from a project that aimed to support social work managers to observe, evaluate and give feedback on social work practice skills.

Pathways through homelessness: the perceptions of homeless children in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Anna Wilshire Jones Bornman, Carol Jean Mitchell

The purpose of this study was to explore children’s pathways through homelessness within the South African context, with particular attention paid to pathways out of homelessness…

Children witnessing domestic violence

Arta Dodaj

Witnessing domestic violence is a common experience among children, but has only recently been recognized as a specific form of abuse. The purpose of this paper is to present a…