Publications on Child and Adolescent Safety

2020

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  Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed Program for Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: The Pilot Program at Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center January 30, 2020

  Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Jirka Taylor, Priscillia Hunt, Ifeanyi Edochie, Sarah B. Hunter

  There is increasing recognition of the prevalence of trauma exposure among youth involved in the juvenile justice system. To better address the needs of these youth, and to reduce the negative consequences of their behavior, there has been a move toward trauma-informed programming. In this report, the authors present the evaluation of a trauma-informed pilot program run by the Colorado Division of Youth Services in a residential youth facility.

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  Pregnancy research review: Policy report January 13, 2020

  Susan Guthrie, Catherine A. Lichten, Brandi Leach, Jack Pollard, Sarah Parkinson, Marlene Altenhofer

  This study presents a review of UK pregnancy research needs and priorities, comparing this to current research expenditure and setting the findings in the context of NHS costs related to pregnancy.

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  Strengthening the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care Through Inclusion June 16, 2020

  Susie Lee, Barbara Janta

  Ensuring effective access to quality early childhood education and care for all remains a challenge in Europe, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This policy memo helps decision makers better understand this challenge and suggests some possible solutions.

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  Understanding the Housing Conditions Experienced by Children in the EU April 10, 2020

  Andreas Culora, Barbara Janta

  Providing quality and affordable housing is an important way to tackle child poverty and minimise the risk of homelessness among children. This policy memo looks at child housing across EU Member States, examining the health risks of inadequate homes and the consequences this can have.

2019

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  Associations Between Driving Under the Influence or Riding with an Impaired Driver and Future Substance Use Among Adolescents August 6, 2019

  Karen Chan Osilla, Rachana Seelam, Layla Parast, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

  In this article, we examined characteristics of adolescents who reported DUI and RWID in the past year using a baseline survey and then assessed associations between baseline reports of DUI and RWID with reports of alcohol and marijuana use and consequences 6 months later.

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  Embedding a Children's Rights Perspective in Policy and Decision-Making August 8, 2019

  Eleftheria Iakovidou, Barbara Janta, Katherine Stewart

  An overview of the extent to which children's rights are promoted and taken into account in policies and practice, considering policy frameworks at national level as well as those at EU level.

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  Leave Policies and Practice for Non-Traditional Families August 16, 2019

  Natalie Picken, Barbara Janta

  This policy memo provides an overview of the extent to which non-traditional families are taken into account by Member States in developing family leave policies.

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  Mechanisms Supporting Single Parents Across the European Union July 31, 2019

  Victoria Jordan, Katherine Stewart, Barbara Janta

  A policy memo presenting trends and risks for single parents across the European Union, which provides an overview of existing support mechanisms and examples of practices supporting single parents in some Member States.

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  Poor indoor climate, its impact on child health, and the wider societal costs October 9, 2019

  Daniel Gehrt, Marco Hafner, Lucy Hocking, Evangelos Gkousis, Pamina Smith, Jack Pollard

  This study looked at the impact of poor indoor climate on child health. It covered the following indoor climate hazards: damp; mould; indoor air pollution; noise; radon; excess cold; lack of daylight. It finds that 30% of children in the EU are exposed to at least one of these hazards. It estimates that the macroeconomic costs associated with children's exposure to damp and mould amount to $ 62 billion over the next 40 years.

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  Positive Parenting Interventions: Empowering Parents With Positive Parenting Techniques For Lifelong Health and Well-Being May 2, 2019

  Lynn M. Davies, Barbara Janta, Frances Gardner

  A policy memo on the scope and nature of parenting interventions, their role in promoting positive child development, and the types of interventions available.

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  Process Evaluation of AssetPlus December 18, 2019

  Natalie Picken, Kerry Baker, Camilla d'Angelo, Clement Fays, Alex Sutherland

  AssetPlus is an assessment and planning framework used by youth offending teams throughout England and Wales. RAND Europe was commissioned by the Youth Justice Board to explore the experiences and perceptions of youth justice practitioners using AssetPlus. The study found that practitioners strongly supported the ideas underpinning the assessment tool but faced challenges related to its user interface and information-sharing capabilities.

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  Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018 Conceptual Framework December 12, 2019

  Megan Sim, Julie Belanger, Agnes Stancel-Piatak, Lynn A. Karoly

  The Conceptual Framework provides an integrated theoretical and analytical underpinning to the OECD Starting Strong Survey, articulating its research focus and links to existing knowledge and evidence and policy questions.

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  TALIS Starting Strong 2018 Technical Report December 12, 2019

  Juliane Hencke, Julie Belanger, Megan Sim, Miriam Broeks, Jan-Philipp Wagner, David Ebbs, Sandra Dohr, Alena Becker, Juliane Kobelt, Karsten Penon, et al.

  This technical report details the steps, procedures, methodologies, standards and rules that the OECD Starting Strong Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018 used to collect high-quality data.

2018

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  Development of metrics to measure the impact of Tommy's work September 17, 2018

  Advait Deshpande, Susan Guthrie, Carla Cox, Adam Bertscher

  This study presents metrics to help work out what Tommy's should measure and how Tommy's should report impact. These metrics cover four different elements of Tommy's strategy: the research centres, the implementation centre, the pregnancy information service, and the clinics. The aim is to work out how each contributes to Tommy's desired outcomes, namely the reduction of stillbirth, preterm birth and miscarriage.

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  Draft TALIS Starting Strong Survey 2018 Analysis Principles December 12, 2019

  Miriam Broeks, Megan Sim, Agnes Stancel-Piatak, Juliane Hencke

  This document provides high-level steers for content- and context-related issues that need to be taken into consideration in the analysis and reporting of the TALIS Starting Strong Survey 2018.

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  Education for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Europe: Ensuring Continued Access to Education Through National and School-Level Approaches August 15, 2018

  Milda Butkute, Barbara Janta

  This policy memo provides a brief overview of national and school-level approaches to the inclusion of unaccompanied migrant children in formal education systems across EU countries.

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  An evaluation of Dance4Life's social franchising and empowerment models November 20, 2018

  Ben Baruch, Yulia Shenderovich, Tom Ling

  Dance4Life, an international NGO working with young people on health and promotion of safe sexual choices, wanted to develop their understanding of new implementation and social franchising pilots. RAND Europe delivered a process evaluation that provided evidence on these pilots. The evaluation employed several data collection methods (document review, interviews, surveys and ecological momentary assessments) to provide evidence on the pilots.

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  Implementing Evidence-Based Practices Effectively: A Practical Guide August 16, 2018

  Barbara Janta

  This policy memo prepared for the European Platform for Investing in Children, provides a short resource guide for child-serving organisations to support effective implementation of evidence-based practices.

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  Paternity and Parental Leave Policies Across the European Union: Assessment of Current Provision August 15, 2018

  Barbara Janta, Katherine Stewart

  This policy memo provides an overview of the current paternity and parental leave provisions across EU countries.

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  Tackling Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU: How EU Funding Mechanisms Can Help May 11, 2018

  Katherine Stewart, Barbara Janta

  This paper prepared for the European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC), sets out the different EU programmes and funds available to fight poverty among children in the EU and promote their social inclusion and general well-being.

2017

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  Five Strategies for Successful Recruitment and Retention of Children and Families in Human Service Programs April 21, 2017

  Dionne Barnes-Proby, Dana Schultz, Lisa H. Jaycox, Lynsay Ayer

  A major challenge facing human service programs is the inability to engage people identified or referred for services. This toolkit offers five strategies to increase client recruitment and retention for these programs. It provides techniques, examples, and resources to support the development of a comprehensive program recruitment and retention plan that will address many engagement challenges.

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  Why sleep matters: The economic costs of insufficient sleep April 17, 2017

  Marco Hafner, Martin Stepanek, Jirka Taylor, Wendy M. Troxel, Christian Van Stolk

  Improving individual sleeping habits has huge implications. Small increases in sleep can make big differences to national economies. RAND Europe's novel study quantifies the economic and social costs of insufficient sleep among the global workforce.

2016

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  Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and its long-term effects on educational and labour market outcomes October 13, 2016

  Janna van Belle

  Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) provision is associated with positive social and economic outcomes, both in the short and long term. These outcomes depend on policy decisions with regards to the number of hours that are offered, the age at which the entitlement starts, the type of ECEC care, and the costs for parents from various backgrounds. We discuss existing differences between EU countries in ECEC implementation and outcomes.

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  Education of EU migrant children in EU Member States November 16, 2016

  Emma Harte, Facundo Herrera, Martin Stepanek

  This policy brief examines intra-EU mobility with a focus on EU migrant children in education. It examines some of the literature and data on the topic to identify key differences between both groups. Next, it outlines some policies and practices aimed at improving educational outcomes and progression of migrants. Using case studies, the brief illustrates how particular programmes respond to the demands and challenges in education systems.

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  Maternity leave policies: Trade-offs between labour market demands and health benefits for children October 12, 2016

  Lucy Strang, Miriam Broeks

  This brief examines maternity and parental leave provision across European countries and its potential impact on the breastfeeding of very young babies (up to 6-months). We also consider economic factors of potential extension of maternity leave provision to 6 months, such as costs to businesses, effects on the female labour market attachment, and wider consequences (benefits and costs) for individuals, families, employers and the wider society.

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