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This report presents data from a three-year pilot of a program that set out to prevent removals and expedite permanency by providing multidisciplinary services to at-risk families in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Researchers investigated the prevalence of child sexual abuse in foster care and residential care facilities and found that 3.5 children per 1,000 had been victims of child sexual abuse.
This article, published in the New York Times on May 14, 2013, brings to light a new trend in U.S. adoption: older adults who choose to adopt children, particularly older children and adolescents.
This systematic review, co-registered within both the Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations, summarizes the evidence from empirical studies comparing the effectiveness of interventions that have been established to promote inclusion and reintegration, and to reduce harm, in street-connected children and young people (who work and/or live on the streets) worldwide. The review includes 11 studies, evaluating 12 interventions from high income countries. No studies from middle and low income countries are included due to inadequate quality of available studies.
This assessment toolkit and associated supporting documentation has been created to assist PSWO’s and Child Care Institutions to achieve compliance with the Children (Approved Home) Regulation 2010.
This revised report presents findings from an evaluation of the Child Protection Monitoring and Response System (CPMRS) in Thailand for the period 2006-2012.
El presente informe refleja distintos aspectos del fenómeno de discriminación que sufren las niñas, niños y adolescentes sin cuidado parental que residen en instituciones de América Latina y el Caribe.
This report presents the results of an exploratory study on education for children in care in Ireland. The overarching aim of this study is to identify how the Irish education system can best support attendance, participation and attainment in education by children in care.
Sans une mise en œuvre efficace, la Convention de La Haye en elle-même est impuissante pour prévenir les pratiques abusives dans le domaine de l’adoption internationale. Une bonne application de la CLH dépend de la volonté politique des Etats parties à travers des législations et des procédures adéquates et le renforcement des contrôles.
In this opinion piece, Daniela Papi writes about her personal experience as an international volunteer and how she came to realize the potential detrimental effects her volunteer work had on the communities with whom she worked.