Calls for cultural sensitivity in the design and implementation of human services programs have become a standard response to the increasing diversity among the families and communities being served. In this article, we take a critical look at the construct, using data from a multiyear evaluation of a statewide family support program. We examine how selected, locally implemented programs operat...

This article addresses child maltreatment law's use of cultural evidence. Such evidence, offered by immigrant and nonmainstream parents accused of child maltreatment, serves to mitigate intervention in families or to minimize punishment for the offense. The article explores how the two areas of law that currently regulate child maltreatment--criminal and child welfare law--approach the use of s...

in 2010, the ministry of education of one of the most diverse provinces in canada initiated the implementation of a support program for newcomer students to facilitate their academic, linguistic, social, and cultural adaptation in french speaking schools. this longitudinal multiple case study will document how immigrant parents support their children’s learning, and create a home environment co...

OBJECTIVE Resemblances between parents and children for alcohol use can be due both to cultural transmission and genetic inheritance. We examined the genetic and environmental determinants of the familial resemblances in alcohol use. METHOD With a parent-twin design a distinction was made between the contribution of genetic effects, the environmental influences shared by siblings and the effe...

Families headed by sexual minorities encounter unique barriers to care and health equity despite greater cultural acceptance and visibility. Empirical research suggests that children in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families develop and function comparably to those from traditional families. In helping families, awareness of family structure is important. The health care provid...

An inclusive perspective certainly requires revisiting the intersection between families, disability, and environment. However, this alone will not bring about a more approach to families unless inclusivity is also embraced in broader culture. Cultural barriers continue pose greatest challenge building framework of inclusion that supports parents.