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Laura Van Raemdonck & Mariam Seedat‐Khan - Child & Family Social Work,

This paper adopts a qualitative case study on the generalist service delivery model of I‐Care, a Durban‐based non‐governmental organization that works with male street children.

Adrian D. van Breda & Lisa Dickens - Children and Youth Services Review,

This article draws on data from the only longitudinal study on care-leaving in South Africa. It uses resilience theory to explain the differences observed in independent living outcomes of care-leavers, one year after leaving the residential care of Girls and Boys Town.

George Chitiyo & Morgan Chitiyo,

The purpose of this chapter [from the book Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters] is to highlight the impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on young children, particularly those aged eight and below, and identify interventions that have been shown to be efficacious in terms of the socio-emotional welfare of children.

Lisa Dickens - Child & Family Social Work,

This article describes the 1‐year outcomes of youth transitioning out of a residential care facility in South Africa.

Lisa Dickens - Child & Family Social Work,

This article describes the 1‐year outcomes of youth transitioning out of a residential care facility in South Africa.

Candice Fortune - The Post ,

High numbers of children in kinship care in South Africa are putting a strain on the foster care system due to the intensive supervision required in order for families to receive the Foster Care Grant. 

Tiffany Ann Breckenridge, Christine Black-Hughes, John Rautenbach, Michelle McKinley - International Social Work,

This qualitative study explores 49 orphaned children who were observed in a non-governmental organization group setting in a small, rural village located in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Jamie M. Lachman, Lucie Cluver, Catherine L. Ward, Judy Hutchings, Sindisiwe Mlotshwa, Inge Wessels, Frances Gardner - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study is the first randomized controlled trial design to rigorously test the effectiveness of a parenting program on reducing the risk of child maltreatment in sub-Saharan Africa using both observational and self-report assessments.

Morgan Morris - IOL News,

A Kinship Care Grant has been proposed in South Africa due to a strained child protection system in the country. 

Fatima Ipeleng Mmusi & Adrian D.van Breda - Children and Youth Services Review,

This qualitative study investigates how a sample of male care-leavers from Girls and Boys Town South Africa transferred these social skills into independent living.