Child Care and Protection System Reforms

Social welfare sector reform is increasingly common, particularly in transitional countries in Central and Eastern Europe.  Increasing attention has been paid to the development of preventive community based child and family welfare programs that would, in coordination with health and education programs and social assistance, provide a range of support for vulnerable families.   

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Eleanor Bindman, Meri Kulmala, Elena Bogdanova - Governance,

This article explores the issue of the major reform of the child welfare sector that has been carried out in Russia in recent years.

Eleanor Bindman, Meri Kulmala, Elena Bogdanova - Governance,

This article explores the issue of the major reform of the child welfare sector that has been carried out in Russia in recent years.

Eric Lindland, Moira O’Neil, Jenn Nichols - FrameWorks Institute,

This report aims to deepen knowledge about children’s early development among members of the Kenyan public and those who work in the early childhood development (ECD) field.

Karen Broadhurst, Bachar Alrouh, Claire Mason, Harriet Ward, Lisa Holmes, Mary Ryan, Susannah Bowyer,

This report aims to provide the first estimate and profile of newborns in care proceedings in England using national population-level data and provide a critical discussion of the findings for further consideration and development by family justice stakeholders.

Fiona Hilferty & Ilan Katz - Australian Journal of Social Issues,

The article presents the findings of an international literature review conducted to examine the factors that drive inter‐country adoption rates within both sending and receiving countries.

Lumos,

This film from Lumos is about the people who know that there is an alternative to institutional care, and who are working hard to make it happen.

Shankaran Sarita - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This paper from the Institutionalised Children: Explorations and Beyond Special Issue on Aftercare provides an insight into the lives of two care leavers to understand their experiences in the world outside care. It brings out significant recommendations for reforms in aftercare policies for children leaving care.

Perera W.D.P. - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond,

This article from the Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond Special Issue on Aftercare explores the outcomes for young people who have transitioned out of alternative care and into independent living in Sri Lanka and the need for policy changes to better meet their needs.

Udayan Care,

This 10th issue of the Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond (ICEB) journal, released in September 2018, is a Special Focus issue on ‘Aftercare.’

Marit Skivenes & Milfrid Tonheim - Child & Family Social Work,

In this paper, the authors examine if and how care order proceedings could be improved in England, Finland, Norway, and California, USA, asking the judiciary decision‐makers about their views on what should be improved.