Book review: Forgotten children: addressing the health needs of looked after children and young people. The Residential Care Health Project, Astron, Edinburgh by Judy Furnivall

“…It should be compulsory reading for any health and social work professional who works with looked after and accommodated children. …”

The importance of understanding attachment and resilience in residential child care: an argument against risk-averse practice by Kathy Grant

“…Whilst making reference to research, theoretical and legislative material, consideration will be given to the ethical and developmental issues surrounding the risk-averse approach to practice believed to be increasingly evident in relation to care provision within contemporary social work in Scotland (Scottish Executive, 2005). …”

Effects of Women’s Participation in Household Decision Making on Skilled Birth Attendants Supervised Delivery in Bangladesh by Md Badsha Alam, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Md Awal Kabir, Atika Rahman Chowdhury, Tahir Ahmed Hassen, Susmita Das, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

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Depressive Symptoms among Fourth Form Students in St. Kitts and Nevis High Schools by Gillian A. Lowe, Garth Lipps, Sharon Halliday, Amrie Morris, Nelson Clarke, Rosemarie N. Wilson

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Stigma reduction in a disability and mental health programme in Ghana: Lessons in participation by Maria Zuurmond, Augustina Naami, Lyla Adwan-Kamara, Cathy Stephen, Sapana Basnet, Caroline Vanderick, Mohammed Chantimah, Abigail Nana Asamoah, Daisy Macdonald, Crick Lund

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A closer look: factors impacting HIV durable viral suppression among a cohort of clinic attendees in Trinidad & Tobago by Elena Cyrus, Deidre A. Okeke, Omari Lavia, Mary Jo Trepka, Allysha Maragh-Bass, Lunthita Duthely, Michael Sciauodone, Jeffrey Edwards

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The personal safety burden for women taking public transport in Australia and implications for provision of equitable public transport by Julie A. King, Dominique A. Greer, Rae S.M. Danvers, Byron W. Keating

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EEG-based multivariate and univariate analyses reveal the mechanisms underlying the recognition-based production effect: evidence from mixed-list design by Bohua Zhang, Bohua Zhang, Alhassan Abdullah, Minmin Yan, Yongqing Hou, Antao Chen, Helen McLaren

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Examining patient distress and unmet need for support across UK renal units with varying models of psychosocial care delivery: a cross-sectional survey study by Daiga Kamerāde, Maaike Seekles, Paula Ormandy

“…Multivariable logistic regression showed that patients in units with higher total psychosocial staffing ratios (OR 0.65 (95% CI 0.47 to 0.89); p=0.008) and specifically higher social work ratios (OR 0.49 (95% CI 0.33 to 0.74); p=0.001) were less likely to experience distress, even after controlling for demographic variables. …”
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Analysing the scientific literature on transgender and gender diverse persons’ experiences with sexual and reproductive health care services from an intersectional perspective by Susan Heward-Belle, Sarah Ciftci, Renee Lovell

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Guest Editorial Vol2 no2 by Kirstie Maclean

“…After just over 3 years as Director of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC), I am returning to work in the Social Work Services Inspectorate. This has caused me to reflect on whether anything has changed in residential care over that period and, if so, what and why. …”

Marie Butts (1870-1953), une pédagogue engagée au parcours international by Cécile Boss

“…Using a biographical approach based on original institutional and personal sources, this article sheds light on the transnational construction of the field of social work from a women’s and gender history perspective.…”
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Qualitative methods: the missing link in orthopaedic research by Samantha Jones, Sarah Tyson

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Análise crítica dos processos de intervenção psicossocial em comunidades e favelas by Nadir Lara Junior, Cynara Teixeira Ribeiro

“…We propose that the frequency of the subjects involved in social work to the discursive field of politics guarantees to those a serious commitment to the logic of desire.…”
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The mathematician Česlovas Masaitis by Giedrė Kaušylaitė

“…In survey of professor's scientific and social work we can differentiate four periods of his life, which were spent in different countries (Russian (1914–1921), Lithuanian (1921–1944), German (1944–1949) and USA (since 1949)). …”
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Asymptotic Distribution of Isolated Nodes in Secure Wireless Sensor Networks under Transmission Constraints by Y. Tang, Q. L. Li

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Author Correction: Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on reducing perceived fatigue among adults with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of ran... by Ioulia Barakou, Kandianos Emmanouil Sakalidis, Ulric Sena Abonie, Tracy Finch, Katie L. Hackett, Florentina Johanna Hettinga

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Self-Determination as a Psychological and Positive Youth Development Construct by Eadaoin K. P. Hui, Sandra K. M. Tsang

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Editorial: Seeking equal opportunities and safe environments: research from a gender perspective by Alba García-Cid, Clarissa Pepe-Ferreira, Patricia García-Leiva, Raquel Diniz, Lourdes Villardón-Gallego

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Theory-informed refinement and tailored implementation of a quality improvement program in maternity care to reduce unwarranted clinical variation across a health service network by Kym Warhurst, Zephanie Tyack, Michael Beckmann, Bridget Abell

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