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Better Care Network highlights recent news pieces related to the issue of children's care around the world. These pieces include newspaper articles, interviews, audio or video clips, campaign launches, and more.

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Nuria Mackes - The Conversation

In this article for the Conversation, Nuria Mackes discusses her team's latest research on the impacts of early childhood deprivation on adult brain size and behavior.

France 24

This video from France 24 describes the long-term impacts of institutionalization on the children placed in orphanages in Romania thirty years ago.

Mary Louise Kelly - All Things Considered, NPR

In this segment from NPR, Efrén Olivares of the Texas Civil Rights Project discusses the lasting impacts of family separation on children and parents who have since been reunified.

Emily Wax-Thibodeaux - The Washington Post

This article from the Washington Post tells the story of Geard Mitchell, a foster youth who spent part of his childhood in a juvenile detention center.

Juliana E. Morris, Monica Hahn and Eva Raphael - San Francisco Chronicle

In this opinion piece for the San Francisco Chronicle, Juliana E. Morris, M.D., EdM, Monica Hahn, M.D., MPH, MS, and Eva Raphael M.D., MPH - family doctors at the Family Health Center of San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF - describe the health impacts of family separations under detention.

Amelia Harvey - ASEAN Studies Center

This essay by Amelia Harvey for the ASEAN Studies Center focuses on the rise of orphanages in Cambodia and the manner in which voluntourism has accelerated this growth.

France 24

This article from France 24 shares the story of Visinel Balan, who grew up in an orphanage in Romania in 1987 as "one of the 'Decretei' or 'children of the decree': children abandoned by poorer families as a result of the natalist policies of the communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu" when he was two months old.

The Stream - Al Jazeera

In this video clip, poet Lemn Sissay discusses his experiences in care and his battle to get hold of his care files, among other topics.

Camilo Montoya-Galvez - CBS News

This article from CBS News describes the situation of a family that was separated upon entry into the U.S. via the border with Mexico, a case that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has cited "in a July court filing that accused the [U.S.] administration of exploiting loopholes in last summer's ruling to "systematically" continue separating migrant families."

Al Jazeera

For this article from Al Jazeera, People & Power investigated the abuse of people with disabilities at EU-funded care homes across Eastern Europe, including institutions for children with disabilities in Bulgaria. The article highlights findings from Disability Rights International's (DRI) recent report on the abuse of children in facilities in Bulgaria.