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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Witold Mandrysz, Laszlo Patyan,

This article presents the  development, current status and contemporary challenges of foster care in Poland and Hungary.

Kierra M.P. Sattler, Toria Herd, Sarah A. Font,

This study examines early adulthood outcomes—incarceration and teen parenthood—among youth in Wisconsin who entered foster care in early-to-middle childhood (ages 5–10).

Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett, Shelby L. Clark ,

This U.S.-based mixed-methods study explored foster parent satisfaction with intent to turnover and disrupt placement in 362 foster parents through regression analyses. It included foster parents in six mid-Southwestern states who participated in an online survey between June 2021 and January 2022.

Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett, Shelby L. Clark ,

This mixed-methods study included foster parents in six mid-Southwestern states in the U.S. foster parents serve a critical role in the child welfare system; however, many report being dissatisfied with their role. As such, dissatisfied foster parents are at risk of disruption and turnover, ultimately resulting in placement moves for youth in care. Placement moves have negative impacts on youth well-being, prompting a need to explore issues related to placement longevity related to foster parent satisfaction.

Transforming Children's Care Collaborative,

The objective of this webinar was to present the best practices learnt in the implementation of the foster care system as an alternative to limited child care institutions for children on the move in The Gambia.

Saralyn Ruff, Deanna Linville, Nick Vasquez,

Research on foster youth often focuses on risk, rather than adaptation, strengths, and assets. In this US-based study, these researchers shift the narrative by examining resiliency with foster youth.

Nuria Fuentes-Peláez, Carme Montserrat, Rosa Sitjes-Figueras, Gemma Crous,

This study aims to develop an understanding of the distinctive features of kinship and non-kin foster care based on information obtained from fostered children and child care professionals in Spain.

Colleen C. Katz, Nathanael J. Okpych, Pajarita Charles, Eden Wall, Mark E. Courtney,

This US-based study explores factors associated with intimate partner violence using longitudinal data from a representative sample of older youth in California Foster Care who participated in the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH). The authors' IPV outcome measures included victimization, perpetration, bidirectional IPV, and emotional abuse.

Aline do Carmo França-Botelho,

This study aimed to brief analyse data from the most recent SUAS census in Brazil, focusing on one of the states of the federation to verify how the referrals of children and adolescents who go through foster care are being carried out. The data showed that in certain places there is discrepancy in reintegration and adoption, the latter being the most common.

Lumos,

Olesea, a 24-year old from Moldova with care experience, shares her story of transitioning from a child care institution to foster care.