The term “foster care” is can be used to refer to formal, temporary placements or kinship care or other placement with a family
Kinship care is the full-time care of a child by a relative or another member of the extended family
Adoption is the formal, permanent transfer of parental rights to a family other than a child’s own and the formal assumption by that family of all…
A child-headed household is one where there are no adult carers available and children live on their own
This section includes literature describing a range of care arranged to enable children to remain in their own community and to receive adequate care
A guardian is a legally appointed adult representative for a child. Their function is to ensure that a child’s rights are upheld and their best…
This section contains resources related to the residential care of children.