Studies have shown that stress has contributed to employee turnover and retention
problems for agencies, and at the individual level, chronic stress has been associated with …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of children and families,
created additional stressors, and increased risks for maltreatment. The pandemic has …

Child welfare workers remain dedicated to the service and safety of families and children,
despite decades of high rates of turnover and the consequential impact. Developing and …

Few studies have analyzed the existence of homogeneous groups (profiles) in burnout and
engagement among professionals, and none in social workers. This study with 448 social …

ABSTRACT High exposure to Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is a significant risk factor
for public child welfare workers' intention to remain employed in child welfare. This study …

Background Ongoing child removal of Indigenous children within child welfare systems is
problematic. Alaska Native youth are disproportionately affected by the trauma of separation …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to multiple changes in the ways child welfare
agencies operate. Child protection agencies had to make rapid changes that impacted …

Background The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on racial/ethnic differences in the US foster
care system is unknown. Objective To study the COVID-19 pandemic-related differences in …

Problematic IPV-related biases evidenced by dependency professionals negatively impact
outcomes for children and families. The literature evinces the malleability of IPV-related …

Researchers identified high levels of perceived stress (PSS), burnout (OLBI), depression
(PHQ-9), and a poor quality of sleep (B-PSQI) in a sample of frontline child welfare workers …