Children Affected by Poverty and Social Exclusion

Around the world, poverty and social exclusion are driving factors behind the placement of children into alternative care.  Families give up their children because they are too poor to care for them, or they feel that it is the best way to help them to access basic services such as education and health care. Discrimination and cultural taboos mean that girls, children with disabilities, ethnic minorities, children with HIV/AIDS and children born out of wedlock, make up a disproportionate number of children abandoned into alternative care.

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David Graham - Criminal Justice Matters ,

In this article, the author, David Graham, draws comparisons between the experiences and needs of youth transitioning out of care in the UK and those of individuals who are formerly incarcerated reintegrating into society.

Michelle L Patterson, Akm Moniruzzaman, Julian M Somers - BMC Psychiatry ,

This study examines the relationship between foster care placement as a predictor of adult substance use disorders (including frequency, severity and type), mental illness, vocational functioning, service use and duration of homelessness among a sample of homeless adults with mental illness.

Michael S. Wald - Child Abuse & Neglect 41 (2015) ,

In this article, the author addresses the topic of child neglect, or allegations thereof, as it relates to children and families in the Child Welfare System in the United States.

Elizabeth Aparicioa, Edward V. Pecukonisa, Shalita O'Nealeb - Children and Youth Services Review,

The present study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the experiences and meaning of motherhood among teen mothers in foster care in the United States.

Sourajit Routray, Nijwm Mahilary and Rajkumar Paul - International Journal of Bioassays ,

This study compares the development of children living in orphanages with that of children living in slums with their biological parents in Odisha, India.

Eurochild,

This report summarizes the discussions and activities held at Eurochild’s 11th Annual Conference, co-hosted by Hope and Homes for Children in Bucharest, Romania on 26-28 November 2014. 

De Lannoy A, Swartz S, Lake L & Smith C (eds) 2015 - Children's Institute, University of Cape Town,

The South African Child Gauge is the only publication in the country that provides an annual snap-shot of the status of South Africa’s children.

Madeline H. Engel, Norma K. Phillips, and Frances A. Della Cava - Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics ,

This article provides an overview of inter-country adoption of children from the United States to other countries.

Children’s Bureau ,

This factsheet looks at whether States in the US are following best practices in regards to the Indian Child Welfare Act, such as notification of Tribes and placement preferences. Findings from the Reviews are presented.

Dr Archana K Roy, Pappu Singh, and Prof. UN Roy - Space and Culture, India 2015, 2:4,

This paper explores the impact of temporary labour migration of parent(s) on school attendance of children between 6–14 years and their dropping out from school through an analysis of cases from both ends of the migration stream in India - children accompanying their migrant parents and children left behind.