Cambodia

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 15.33 million
  • Population under 15: 32%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 72 years
  • Human Development Index: 143 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 0.6%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 members
  • Female-Headed Households: 27%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 19%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF,UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2014

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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.

Eiji Ozawa and Yutaro Hirata - Behavioral Sciences,

This study aimed to examine the risk factors that lead residential care youths in Japan to drop out of high school.

FrankVan Holen, Cindy Blijkers, Lenny Trogh, Delphine West, Johan Vanderfaeillie - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study aimed at investigating the incidence of placement breakdown in Flemish family foster care (Dutch speaking part of Belgium) for unaccompanied children (UC), and to explore the association of breakdown with foster child, foster family and case characteristics.

Marjan Mohammadzadeh, Hamidin Awang, Suriani Ismail, Hayati Kadir Shahar - PLoS ONE,

The current randomized control study aimed to determine, if a life skills-based intervention could improve the emotional health and self-esteem among Malaysian adolescents in orphanages.

Therese Åström, et al - Research on Social Work Practice,

The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of Treatment Foster Care on youth with serious behavior problems.

Xavier Oriol, Rafael Miranda, Jesus Unanue - Children and Youth Services Review,

The objective of this study was to provide data on the effects of bullying suffered at school on different cognitive and affective SWB measures (OLS, PWI and OHS) of early and late adolescents in residential care.

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

This paper reports on a longitudinal study of young people transitioning out of care and journeying towards young adulthood over a period of five years.

Michel Boutanquoi, Dominique Ansel, Maryse Bournel‐Bosson - Child & Family Social Work,

To analyse how professionals and parents position themselves, the authors of this study chose to focus on the content of social workers' interviews with parents and on the associated interactions. To this end, the authors recorded 13 parent–professional interviews after receiving the consent of the concerned parties.

Helen Bouma, Hans Grietens, Mónica López López, Erik J. Knorth - Child & Family Social Work,

The authors of this study interviewed 20 parents about their experiences with the Dutch child protection system (CPS).

Eduardo Martín, Patricia González-Navasa, Moisés Betancort - Children and Youth Services Review,

The objective of this work is to determine the factors associated with deciding to address family reunification from residential care (RC).