Foster Care

The term “foster care” is used in a variety of ways, and, consequently, it often causes confusion and miscommunication. In the industrialized world it is generally used to refer to formal, temporary placements made by the State with families that are trained, monitored and compensated at some level. In many developing countries, however, fostering is kinship care or other placement with a family, the objective(s) of which may include the care of the child, the child’s access to education, and/or the child’s doing some type of work for the foster family.

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Best Practices for Serving Young People Transitioning From Foster Care
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to provide information on best practices for providing quality programs and services to young people who are preparing to transition out of the foster care system in the U.S.

What Does it Mean to be a ‘Foster Parent’? Exploring Foster Parent Narratives Using Ideal-Type Analysis
Nina Thorup Dalgaard, Julie Mulla Reich, Nick Midgley, Saul Hillman, Holly Dwyer Hall, Maiken Pontoppidan,

This paper develops a typology of foster parent types through an ideal-type analysis of interviews with Danish foster parents.

What Does It Mean To Be A ‘Foster Parent’? -Exploring Foster Parent Narratives Using Ideal-Type Analysis
Foster Care for Unaccompanied Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth

This research analyzed key policies that affect unaccompanied children, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)'s foster care system in the United States, and the placement process and well-being outcomes.

Foster Care for Unaccompanied Immigrant and Refugee Children and Youth
Good Practices of Foster Care for Children with Complex Needs: Findings from a Rapid Review of the Literature to Inform Programming in Moldova
Changing the Way We Care,

This report summarizes international best practices of specialized foster care and provides critical insights and recommendations for developing and scaling specialized foster care in Moldova.

Bune Practici de Asistență Parentală Profesionistă pentru Copiii cu Nevoi Complexe
Changing the Way We Care,

Bune Practici de Asistență Parentală Profesionistă pentru Copiii cu Nevoi Complexe: Rezultatele analizei preliminare a literaturii de specialitate pentru pregătirea proiectului pilot privind asistența parentală profesionistă specializată în Republica Moldova rezumă cele mai bune practici internaționale în domeniul asistenței parentale profesioniste specializate,  și oferă perspective și recomandări esențiale  pentru dezvoltarea și extinderea asistenței parentale profesioniste specializate în Republica Moldova.

Narratives of Social Educators on Practices in Institutional Foster Care // Narrativas de educadores sociais sobre práticas no acolhimento institucional

This study aimed to analyze the narratives of social educators regarding their practices within a foster care institution for children and adolescents in South Brazil.

A Qualitative Investigation of the Relationships Between Foster Care Stakeholders and Research
Saralyn Ruff, Deanna Linville, Quanice Hawkins ,

This U.S.-based study aimed to get recommendations from stakeholders with lived and/or professional experience in foster care to understand how to increase participation in research and how to capture a broader representation of those impacted.

The Lived Experiences of Cluster Foster Parents in Caring for Foster Care Children with Special Needs in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nakedi Presley Manamela, Selelo Frank Rapholo, Thembinkosi Peter Singwane,

This qualitative study of cluster foster parents in Mpumalanga, South Africa, revealed that they are faced with extreme challenges such as lack of support, knowledge, and limitation of resources in fostering children with special needs.

Foster Care in India from 2010 to 2024—Policy and Humanity Lens
Ian Forber-Pratt,

This article explores the journey of foster care in India from 2010 to 2024 as an analysis and commentary on the substantive changes between the foster care 2016 model guidelines and the newly released foster care 2024 guidelines.

Foster Care in India from 2010 to 2024—Policy and Humanity Lens
Family Matters: Growing up in Family-Based Care Makes a World of a Difference
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn,

This article reviews a study conducted about child development in residential care, foster/kafalah care, and adoptive families. The authors of the study demonstrated that institutions cannot provide safe, stable, and shared care for children, and lead to substantial delays in their development, not only for physical health but also for mental health and neurocognitive growth.