Children's Commission Research Articles

1931–1933 жылдардағы қазақ балаларының ашығуы

The situation of children affected by famine in Qazaqstan in 1931-1933, who lost their parents, became increasingly difficult. Orphaned, homeless children seeking food and shelter would move to other regions. Along the way, the bones of dead children remained unburied and became prey for dogs and birds. The death toll from infectious diseases was also incalculable. In the early days of the famine, the Government seemed to ignore the deaths of starving and devastated children, and the fate of orphaned children, and didn’t take needed measures. Instead, they tried to hide this situation. The cases when children ended up in orphanages were especially difficult. Every day the number of the dead increased, and on winter days, when the relatives were unable to bury them, their bodies lay in the barn until spring. The number of dying children on the city streets and village roads was incalculable. Based on archival documents and eyewitness memoirs, the article examines the fate of Qazaq children who became victims of famine in the 1930s, and clarifies the measures taken by the Government to accommodate the starving and homeless children in orphanages, communes, and factory training schools. The work of the children's commission established by the Government and its results are analyzed. The process of return of refugee children to their native places is also described in the article.

Non-familial intergenerational interventions and their impact on social and mental wellbeing of both younger and older people-A mapping review and evidence and gap map.

Non-familial intergenerational interventions and their impact on social and mental wellbeing of both younger and older people-A mapping review and evidence and gap map.

Trauma in children due to wheeled recreational devices.

The aim of this study was to describe trauma in children secondary to the use of wheeled recreational devices (WRDs). This study retrospectively described trauma secondary to use of WRDs sustained by children 16 years or younger over a period of 12 months at two tertiary paediatric hospitals in Brisbane, Queensland. Data were analysed from the Paediatric Trauma Registry at these two facilities. Data were also retrieved from The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian to provide information regarding deaths in Queensland from the use of WRDs for the period January 2004 to September 2013. Outcome measures included age, gender, types of injuries, Injury Severity Scores, admission to Intensive Care, and length of hospital stay for all hospital admissions greater than 24 h. A total number of 45 children were admitted with trauma relating to WRDs during the 12 months, representing 5.3% of all trauma admissions of greater than 24 h during this time period. Of these, 34 were male with a median age of 11.0 years (IQR = 9-13). Limbs accounted for the majority (54.5%) of injuries, with other common injuries being spine/cranial fractures (14.5%), lacerations (12.7%), internal organ injuries (9.1%), and intracranial bleeds (9.1%). There were six admissions to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and one death. WRDs contribute significantly to injuries sustained by children. A large proportion of these injuries may be preventable, suggesting that mandating the use of protective equipment in Queensland may be of great benefit.

Unregulated and unsafe: The impact of motorcycle trauma on Queensland children

To describe paediatric (0-15 years) motorcycle incidents in Queensland, inform safety policy and identify opportunities to improve data in this area. Population-based study of motorcycle-related child (0-15 years) trauma, resulting in fatality or hospital admission beyond 24 h to any Queensland public hospital (2007-2009). Data compiled by Statewide Trauma Network and Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian. Ten child fatalities were recorded (child death rate = 0.36/100,000 population 0-15 years). All were male and primary riders of their motorcycle. Nine fatalities were related to head injury; of these, five wore inadequate head protection. The coroner identified rider factors as contributory (speed, age or substance abuse) in seven cases. Motorcycle-related incidents were the second most common mechanism recorded after bicycles, comprising 6.8% of 9141 paediatric trauma cases (619 motorcycle-related incidents; 1225 injuries; admission rate = 22.2/100,000 population 0-15 years). Compared with the all-trauma population, patients were older (median age = 13 vs. 10 years) and more frequently male (85% vs. 67%). Average admission was 4.4 days (head injuries = 7.0 days; burns = 5.8 days). Most children incurred >1 injury (mean = 2.01 injuries) with fractures (45%) and open wounds (17%) most common. As a proportion of all diagnoses, most injuries were to lower limb (44%), upper limb (26%) or head and neck (16%). These data emphasise the need for children to use full protective equipment, especially helmets. Children are not currently protected by legislation mandating safety standards. Regulating rider age and safety standards (protective equipment, training and vehicle maintenance) may reduce the rate and severity of injury.

Paediatric low speed vehicle run-over fatalities in Queensland

IntroductionChild pedestrian fatalities associated with motor vehicles reversing or moving at low speed are difficult to identify in surveillance data. This study aims to determine the incidence of fatalities associated...

I'll make it work: Young people's views of leaving care in Queensland

Young people leaving state care are undoubtedly among the most vulnerable groups in society. Despite their susceptibility to a range of problems in young adulthood, few Australian studies have examined how young people feel about leaving care and the supports they feel they - will need. This paper presents selected findings from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian's third survey of children and young people in foster and kinship care conducted in Queensland in 2009 which attracted 2727 responses. The paper focuses specifically on the views of 124 young people aged 16 to 18 years. Young people were surveyed on a range of issues including: leaving care, their health and wellbeing, education, placement histories, and perceptions of both their current placement and the care system in general. Findings indicate that most are optimistic about managing independent living but anticipate needing a range of supports, especially financial assistance and help finding accommodation. Over half would prefer to continue living with their foster or kinship care family and more than three-quarters would like ongoing contact with the family after they leave care.

Child sexual abuse reporting behaviour by school counsellors and their need for further education

Objective To examine a statewide sample of school counsellors' reporting behaviour of suspected cases of child sexual abuse, and their need for further education in this area. Design A questionnaire using four hypothetical vignettes on child sexual abuse requested information on the degree of suspicion, reporting behaviour and familiarity with the reporting procedures for child sexual abuse in state schools in particular, and the state in general. Setting Although school counsellors in Queensland, Australia have been delegated with responsibilities regarding child sexual abuse, little is known about whether or not they have the appropriate reporting behaviours to fulfil these roles, and their training needs. Metliod Some 283 questionnaires were mailed to all school counsellors employed by the Department of Education across Queensland. The final sample of 122 counsellors consisted of 52 males (43 per cent) and 70 females (57 per cent); a ratio comparable to the membership of the state Counselling Association. Results There was a tendency for school counsellors to under-report their suspicions of child sexual abuse. School counsellors were more likely to suspect abuse than report cases to the appropriate authorities. A considerable proportion of school counsellors in Queensland also believe they have little knowledge of the symptoms that identify cases of child sexual abuse, lack counselling skills and procedures to work with sexually abused children, and do not have the necessary training and knowledge to act as resource persons. All school counsellors expressed interest in attending in-service education programmes addressing knowledge, detection, intervention, prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse and other forms of child abuse. Conclusion School counsellors are in a unique position to aid in the battle against child sexual abuse. However, the results of the present study suggest that they lack confidence in their ability to identify and work with children who have been sexually abused. Consequently, the develop ment and implementation of training programmes to increase school counsellors'skills and knowledge of child sexual abuse seem to be crucial in fighting this crime against children. Because of the significant deficits found here in counsellors' professional responses to child sexual abuse, it seems necessary, then, for future research to address the type, nature and duration of support school counsellors need in this area, including emotional factors, which may well intervene in the process. Research could also address the range of policies that could identify quality of relationships and inter-professional partnerships with other helping professionals and government organisations such as the Department of Families, Department of Health, Children's Commission, police, social workers, private counsellors, and, of course, school teachers, in order to promote whole school approaches to enhancing the welfare of all children.

Child deaths and injuries in driveways.

The Commission for Children and Young People’s NSW Child Death Review Team 1998–99 Report found that, between 1996 and 1999, 17 children died after being reversed-over in home driveways in NSW. The number of children injured in this way was much higher. For example, between 1996 and 1998, 32 severely-injured children were admitted to the New Children’s Hospital at Westmead alone, after being reversed-over in home driveways.

Guidelines for Antiepileptic Drug Trials in Children

EpilepsiaVolume 35, Issue 1 p. 94-100 Guidelines for Antiepileptic Drug Trials in Children Commission on Antiepileptic Drugs of the International League Against Epilepsy First published: January 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1994.tb02917.xCitations: 28 Members of the commission on antiepileptic drugs L. Gram, O. Dulac, H. H. Frey, A. Gonzales-Astiazaran, I. Leppik, P. Loiseau, and A. Perret sought advice from several consultants (C. Dravet, K. Farrell, J. Mumford, W. O. Renier, and J. Roger). AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume35, Issue1January 1994Pages 94-100 RelatedInformation

Australian Attitudes to Child Care

One of the 1972-75 Labor Government's most innovative moves was the setting up of the Australian Children's Commission, a body charged with promoting services to meet the “emotional, educative, physical, social and recreational” needs of children and their families.1 The Commission, in an interim form, was established in September 1974 following Labor's 1972 electoral promise of a year's free pre-school experience for every four-year-old, and the preparation of reports by three committees of enquiry into pre-school and childcare issues. The first of these three was written by the Pre-School Committee,2 a body made up largely of educationists and pre-school authorities. It recommended that government funding should aim at providing three half-day sessions per week for 45% of Australian four-year-olds, five sessions for 15% and ten sessions for 10%; full day care was to be provided for 12% of four-year-olds and roughly 10% of 0-3-year-olds.

The Need for Child Care

The attitudes taken towards child care have reflected the orientation of differing societies. In Australia it has been traditionally held that the young child is best cared for by his mother. Recent social changes including the large scale employment of mothers of young children have forced a re‐assessment of attitudes, and led to the establishment of the Interim Committee of the Children's Commission in 1974. To establish the child care needs, attitudes and preferences of different populations of mothers a series of surveys was conducted in Sydney during 1973–1974, the first of which, conducted in Lane Cove, is reported here.

The Children's Commission in Retrospect

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Children — Their Status in the Community and the Approach to Child Welfare . .

Today, we live in a child-conscious society.We have seen the evolution of numerous child welfare programmes by the traditional agencies and are currently observing a proliferation of new and varied plans through recently developed agencies such as the Children's Commission. Supported by the possessive liberal-individualism in social thought, these policies and programmes purport to secure each child's individual material and emotional well-being so that he or she can develop into a well-reared, industrious and respectable community member. The trouble is that very few people seem to have considered the effects that such individualistic programmes have on our community as a whole. What are the overall objectives of child welfare programmes today? What are the values that determine policies? Are these policies and programmes flexible enough in the light of changing social values and cultural conditions? It is the purpose of this paper to raise questions about the objectives of child-welfare policies and to suggest that they may need to change their disposition towards highly individualistic programmes to an approach that emphasizes clearly established community perspectives.

Report of the Idaho Children's Commission.

Previous articleNext article No AccessReviews of Government Reports and Public DocumentsReport of the Idaho Children's Commission.Laurin HydeLaurin Hyde Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 37, Number 2Jun., 1963 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/641458 Copyright 1963 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Handicapped Children—Problems, Programs, Services—in Michigan

This publication is a compilation of papers presented at the Conference on Handicapped Children in Michigan, conducted from February 20 to 21, 1961, under the auspices of the Michigan Crippled Children Commission in collaboration with the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Michigan Department of Health. The conference was conducted primarily to provide information needed by health officers and supervisory or senior nurses in handling problems arising in their local health units of Michigan. Several introductory papers deal with the handicapped as a public health problem and point out current problems and the scope and availability of services in the State of Michigan. The majority of papers are concerned with problems which result from cleft lip and cleft palate, prevention of prematurity through public health programs, and proper care of premature infants. The final group of papers concerns blindness, sight conservation, and a symposium on reading readiness. The

"Team Approach"

I read with great interest the article in the March, 1956, issue of Pediatrics entitled "The President Comments." For some time I have been associated with the Florida Crippled Children's Commission, with the local United Cerebral Palsy Unit, and with a "Cleft Palate Team." In all of these endeavors we are faced with the problem of having 3 or 4 different physicians rendering care to the same child, and it is forever evident that the parent becomes confused. Different doctors say virtually the same thing but in a different way, and the parents tend to misinterpret what is said and get the impression that each doctor is telling them something different.

Manual of Florida Crippled Children's Commission

Manual of Florida Crippled Children's Commission

Crippled Children of KansasKansas Crippled Children Commission, First Biennial Report, July 1, 1931, to October 1, 1932.

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Report of the Michigan Crippled Children Commission, 1927-1932.Facilities for Crippled Children in the City and State of New York. A Directory.

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