Child protection research links

United Kingdom

Information resources

• Audit of Scottish Child Care and Protection Research
  An audit of research and evaluation relevant to child care and protection carried out in Scotland over the last 10 years.
   
• Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO)
  The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services provides a range of products, for example: excellence in local practice, national research and data about ‘what works’ in one place.
   
• ChildData (NCB)
  Online database of books, reports, journal articles and press coverage of issues affecting children, collected since 1996. Accessible by paid subscription.
   
• Children’s Research Database
  The purpose of the Children’s Research database is to provide the central source in Northern Ireland for research on all aspects of children’s lives (since 1990).
   
• Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
  CRIN aims to build a global network for children’s rights based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Searchable resource database available. 
   
• NSPCC - Research and resources
  Child protection and safeguarding information, advice and research.
   
• Research in Practice
  A research implementation project, which aims to build the capacity for evidence-informed practice in children’s services.
   
• Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
  SCIE’s mission is to identify and spread knowledge about good practice to the social care workforce and support the delivery of transformed and personalised social care services.
   
• Social Policy and Social Work Subject Centre (SWAP)
  The Higher Education Academy’s subject centre for social policy and social work.
   

Child protection-related journals

• Child Abuse Review
  Official journal of British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN).
   
• Journal of Sexual Aggression
  Published in association with the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA).
   

Other publications

• Guardian Society (Child protection)
  Guardian Society articles related to child protection.
   
• Protecting Children Update
  Concise and practical newsletter written specifically for teachers and education staff with child protection responsibilities.
   

Professional associations

• British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASCPAN)
   

Professional bodies

• Care Quality Commission (Maternity, children and young people's services)
  Works alongside other agencies to assess quality of care for children, young people and pregnant women.
   
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
  Latest updates in child protection research, policy and national standards.
   

Child protection agencies

• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
  The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is dedicated to eradicating the sexual abuse of children.
   

Professional networks

• Social Science Space
  A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social scientists.
   

Other registers

• SCIE Research Register for Social Care
  Database of current and completed social care research in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that has been subject to independent ethical and scientific review.
   

Other resources

• Munro Review of Child Protection
  Reports on the Department for Education commissioned review of child protection.
   

International

Information resources

• Child Family Community Australia
  CFCA is an information exchange for practitioners, policy makers, service providers and researchers working with children, families and communities.
   
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center, United States
  Information and resource centre regarding all aspects of sexual violence.
   
• New South Wales Community Services Research Centre, Australia
  Links to PDF resources on child protection.
   
• US Child Welfare Information Gateway, United States
  Official resources on child abuse & neglect.
   

Child protection-related journals

• Child Abuse and Neglect
  Official journal of International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN).
   
• Child Maltreatment
  Official journal of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).
   
• Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  Published monthly, devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence.
   
• Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
  Official journal of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
   
• Trauma, Violence and Abuse
  Devoted to synthesizing, expanding, and organizing knowledge on all forms of trauma, violence and abuse.
   

Professional associations

• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), United States
  APSAC is a national organisation supporting professionals who serve children and families affected by child maltreatment and violence.
   
• International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), International
   
• National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN), Australia
   

Professional networks

• Eurochild (Europe)
  Eurochild is an active network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people.
   

Other resources

• Risktaking Online Behaviour Empowerment Through Research and Training (ROBERT), European Union
  The ROBERT project intended to make online interaction safe for children and young people. The 24 month project undertaken between June 2010 and June 2012 was funded by the European Commission Safer Internet Programme as a Knowledge Enhancement Project. It is managed and coordinated by the Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk