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This study explored whether receipt of early care and education services reduces the likelihood of foster care placement for children aged 0-5 years in the United States.
In this episode of BBC World Service Radio, Shannon Sennefield of Catholic Relief Services describes the importance of the 'Changing the Way We Care' project, a semi-finalist for the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change grant.
Australia's potential on orphanage tourism is now on the radar of academic institutions in the country, which often promote orphanage tourism as a volunteering option for their students.
Russian children have been found in orphanages throughout Iraq after their parents moved to the country to join radicals of the Islamic State (IS).
A letter to Australia's Attorney General and Justice Minister is being drafted by the foreign affairs and aid subcommittee to recommend an immediate ban on Australia's involvement in orphanage tourism.
The UN designated 2017 as the International Year of Tourism for Sustainable Development. Orphanage tourism, however, has not been noted as a protection concern in the World Tourism Organization's draft convention on tourism ethics.
This study is the first randomized controlled trial design to rigorously test the effectiveness of a parenting program on reducing the risk of child maltreatment in sub-Saharan Africa using both observational and self-report assessments.
In this BBC Radio interview, Jane Garvey speaks to Australian Senator Linda Reynolds, CEO of Australian Christian Churches International Relief Rebecca Nhep, and CEO of Lumos Georgette Mulheir about the motivation behind Australia's potential ban on orphanage tourism.
With Australia's recent efforts to end orphanage tourism, Education Minister Simon Birmingham has declared that he intends to reduce the involvement and support of Asutralian schools and universities in orphanage tourism.
The theme of the next PSS forum, which will take place in Arusha, Tanzania from 4-6 September, 2017, is “Equity, Equality for all Girls, Boys and Youth”