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<p>In 2012 the Department for Education published ‘Safeguarding Children across Services:
Messages from Research’ by Ward and Davies. This report pulls together a wide-ranging
body of existing research on safeguarding children from abuse and neglect and provides
a valuable summary of the impact of neglect on children, including their mental health.[1]</p><p>In
2013 the Department published a new analysis of the association between stressful
life events and adolescent outcomes, drawing on two existing longitudinal studies;
the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
(ALSPAC).[2] More recently, we published an up-to-date review by Ward et al on the
impact of maltreatment on child development, including social, emotional and behavioural
development.[3]</p><p>Earlier this year the Department published a study focusing
specifically on adopted children and their well-being post-adoption.[4] We are currently
finalising a similar report focusing specifically on children cared for by Special
Guardians; this is due to be published later in the year.</p><p>The Department has
commissioned a follow-up for one of the studies originally funded by the Safeguarding
Research Initiative: the ‘Significant Harm of Infants study’<em>.</em> This study
was set up to explore how decisions made by practitioners have influenced the life
pathways of 57 young children who were identified as suffering, or likely to suffer,
significant harm before their first birthdays. The new study is due to be published
in 2015.</p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183231/DFE-RR164.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183231/DFE-RR164.pdf</a></p><p>[2]<a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-stressors-and-childrens-outcomes"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-stressors-and-childrens-outcomes</a></p><p>[3]
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200471/Decision-making_within_a_child_s_timeframe.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200471/Decision-making_within_a_child_s_timeframe.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[4] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301889/Final_Report_-_3rd_April_2014v2.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301889/Final_Report_-_3rd_April_2014v2.pdf</a></p><p>
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