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A new bill has been introduced in the state of Oregon in the United States which would allow grandparents to maintain legal custodial rights of their grandchildren when their grandchildren’s parents have had their parental rights terminated.
In this article, Kate van Doore describes the recent rise in the number of orphanages in developing countries and the efforts currently being made to deinstitutionalise children in these areas.
Kazakhstan has approved a $1.5 million project to create a database of children who have been identified as available for adoption, according to the article.
A Parliamentary panel in India has recently rejected a proposal for intercountry adoptions of orphaned children, according to the article.
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders applying diagnostic interviews in an entire population of adolescents living in residential youth care (RYC) in Norway.
This symposium, sponsored by the CPC Network, Women’s Refugee Commission, and FHI 360, brought together leading global practitioners, researchers, policy experts and donors to explore the current best practices and evidence on the use of economic strengthening interventions to prevent child separation from, and support child reintegration back into, families and communities.
This article from AlJazeera tells the story of Aysha Albusmait, a single woman in Dubai who adopted a young girl.
The Indian government has launched Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the reunification and rehabilitation of children separated from their families at 20 big railway stations in the country, according to the article.
According to the article, Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba argues that private adoption arrangements should be abolished and removed from a forthcoming adoption bill proposed by the Labour ministry of Cyprus.