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Opening Doors For Europe's Children,

The Bulgaria Country Fact Sheet provides short details on the state of institutional care in Bulgaria.

Tonito Espisito, Martin Chabot, David W. Rothwell, Nico Tocme, Ashleigh Delaye - Children and Youth Services Review,

In examining to what extent poverty reduction policies and family support services mitigate the risk factors associated with out-of-home placement, this study found that absolute poverty influences a child’s risk factors for out of home placement.

Karen Smith Rotabi and Nicole F. Bromfield,

Extracting on chronologic data, this book discusses the politics and practice of intercountry adoption starting with the state international adoption to in the 1950s continuing to present-day adoption practice and protections.

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children and Save the Children,

This comprehensive report discusses progress made towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment of children, including by highlighting examples from individual states that have recently implemented legal and policy reforms. 

CRS,

The primary role of the Senior Technical Advisor (STA) for HIV Orphans and Vulnerable Children is to provide technical assistance to CRS’ orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programming with particular emphasis on supporting OVC programs in Central Africa (countries include Benin, Togo, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Rwanda). 

BBC News,

Dozens of children are seeking a judicial review in the UK High Court early next year.

Biiya Mukusah Ali,

The Department of Social Development in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana has closed six of the 15 homes in the region due to improper management and has threatened to close down more homes in the near future. 

Roli Srivastava -- Reuters,

Indian government finds that increased wait for adoption related to rise in human trafficking.

E. Křížová, H. Janečková, J. Běláček — Central European Journal of Public Health,

This abstract relays the findings of a survey on informal carers' views and opinions under the current conditions of social support in the Czech Republic. 

Jana Hainsworth - Euractiv,

In this opinion piece for Euractiv, Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General of Eurochild, explains the need to move away from residential care in Europe and toward family-based care and family strengthening models.