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This report highlights the research on the disparities that exist between LGBTQ foster youth and their nonLGBTQ peers, as well as the compounding effects these factors have in relation to other intersecting factors including race, ethnicity, culture and language.

This article tests how out-of-home placement of children in Denmark affects men's labor market attachment, and in so doing the authors provide a novel parallel to existing research on how fatherhood affects men, which focuses almost exclusively on a child's arrival. 

This paper is an overview of QIC-AG’s permanency continuum framework.   T

This capacity building package was developed to build the capacity of those responding to the refugee and migrant crisis to be able to address child protection concerns within the unique settings of the largely transit countries, in particular Croatia, Serbia and the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (tfYROM). The course book contains four core modules: Block A – Cultural Sensitivity; Block B – Impact of Being a Refugee/Migrant on Children; Block C – Working Together for the Benefit of Children; and Block D – Safeguarding.  Each block takes about one and one-half hours.  

This Factsheet from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides information for families who are reunifying after placement in foster care the US.

This report “seeks to map Australia’s contribution to residential care institutions for children overseas across a number of sectors and identify opportunities for strategic engagement with various stakeholders in the Australian context.”

A detailed explanation of the problems associated with volunteering in orphanages (residential care centers). 

In this video from the BBC, Katy Watson tells the story of one mother and daughter who were able to reunite briefly during a 20-minute opening of the US-Mexico border in California. 

This brochure outlines the Public Welfare Assistance Scheme, including its objectives, types of assistance provided, social and educational support provided, eligibility and how to access services.

This brochure outlines adoption policy and procedure in Zambia, including a definition of adoption, how it works, its limitations, requirements for adopting a child, and other conditions.