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Message from the Executive Director
By Jeanette Lewis

Developing a Model to Guide Openness Planning in Child Protection-Based Adoptions
By Ross Plunkett

Examining the Role of Self Compassion in the Mental Health of A Child Protection Services-involved Youth
By Meghan McPhie, Christine Wekerle, Randall Waechter, and Maria Chen

Residential Treatment Outcomes with Maltreated Children who Experience Serious Mental Health Disorders
By Shannon L. Stewart, Alan Leschied, Courtney Newnham, Lyndsay Somerville, Al Armieri, and Jeff St. Pierre