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The current research explores the perceived wellbeing of foster and kin carers, with attention to the different experiences of the two groups.
This book draws together for the first time some of the most important international policy practice and research relating to education in out-of-home care.
The aim of this study is to examine mental ill-health amongst children known to social services based on care exposure including those who remain at home, those placed in foster care, kinship care or institutional care and the general population not known to social services.
The present exploratory study aimed to describe and profile the characteristics of children placed in kinship care and their mothers, as reported before placement.
The present exploratory study aimed to describe and profile the characteristics of children placed in kinship care and their mothers, as reported before placement.
This article explores the extent of previous child welfare involvement and its association with well-being among children in informal kinship care.
This study explored the lived experiences of 23 kin caregivers raising children left behind in rural Northeast China while their migrant parents worked and lived in cities.
This report from Family for Every Child examines the growing use of kinship care, including its value and support needs for safe and effective use. The report argues that there is an urgent need to increase support to children living with relatives or friends of their family, with key recommendations made for national governments, donors and UN agencies.
The Family Matters report sets out what governments are doing to turn the tide on over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care in Australia and the outcomes for children and their families.
This paper reviews related literature on the African extended family system and how it caters for orphans in their communities.