Zimbabwe

Demographic Data:

  • Total Population: 15,245,855
  • Population under 15: 41.6%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 57.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 155 out of 188 
  • World Bank Status: Low Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 16.7%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.1 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 44.6%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, DHS 2010-11

 

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Xavier Oriol, Rafael Miranda, Jesus Unanue - Children and Youth Services Review,

The objective of this study was to provide data on the effects of bullying suffered at school on different cognitive and affective SWB measures (OLS, PWI and OHS) of early and late adolescents in residential care.

Adrian D. van Breda - Children and Youth Services Review,

This paper reports on a longitudinal study of young people transitioning out of care and journeying towards young adulthood over a period of five years.

Michel Boutanquoi, Dominique Ansel, Maryse Bournel‐Bosson - Child & Family Social Work,

To analyse how professionals and parents position themselves, the authors of this study chose to focus on the content of social workers' interviews with parents and on the associated interactions. To this end, the authors recorded 13 parent–professional interviews after receiving the consent of the concerned parties.

Helen Bouma, Hans Grietens, Mónica López López, Erik J. Knorth - Child & Family Social Work,

The authors of this study interviewed 20 parents about their experiences with the Dutch child protection system (CPS).

Eduardo Martín, Patricia González-Navasa, Moisés Betancort - Children and Youth Services Review,

The objective of this work is to determine the factors associated with deciding to address family reunification from residential care (RC).

Eduardo Martín, Patricia González-Navasa, Moisés Betancort - Children and Youth Services Review,

The objective of this work is to determine the factors associated with deciding to address family reunification from residential care.

Suvi Alenius, Eero Kajantie, Reijo Sund, Markku Nurhonen, Pieta Näsänen‐Gilmore, Marja Vääräsmäki, Mika Gissler, Petteri Hovi - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology,

This population‐based register‐linkage study assessed the likelihood of OHC placement in different gestational age groups using multivariable Cox regression models.

Changing the Way We Care,

Cambiando la Forma en que Cuidamos SM (CTWWC) promueve el cuidado alternativo, familias que cuidan el desarrollo para la reintegración de los niños y niñas en las instituciones de acogimiento residencial y evita la separación entre familia e hijos o hijas, mediante el fortalecimiento de las familias, la reforma nacional del cuidado infantil, y del trabajo con otros actores clave para cambiar los compromisos y las conversaciones en apoyo del cuidado familiar. Lanzado el 1 de octubre de 2018, el primer año de CTWWC se resume en este informe de progreso, que incluye la influencia global y el trabajo en los países piloto como son Guatemala, Kenia y Moldavia.

Abbie E. Goldberg, Samantha Tornello, Rachel Farr, JuliAnna Z. Smith, Liam Miranda - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study reports on trans adults’ fears of discrimination and openness to child characteristics in the adoption/foster care process in the U.S., relative to cisgender sexual minority parents.

Carme Montserrat, Joan Llosada-Gistau, Nuria Fuentes-Peláez - Children and Youth Services Review,

The objectives of this study were: (a) to identify the rate of placement breakdown in Spain, understood as the unplanned termination of a foster placement; (b) to explore the variables associated with foster placement termination, and finally (c) to determine to what extent each variable can explain placement breakdown.