Better Care Network highlights recent news pieces related to the issue of children's care around the world. These pieces include newspaper articles, interviews, audio or video clips, campaign launches, and more.
AP Exclusive: Abusive S. Korean facility exported children
The Associated Press reports that a "notorious South Korean facility that kidnapped, abused and enslaved children and the disabled for a generation was also shipping children overseas for adoption, part of a massive profit-seeking enterprise that thrived by exploiting those trapped within its walls."
Tribal families get priority in Native American adoptions. An appeals court will decide whether that’s fair.
The constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) - a law meant to prioritize the placement of Native American children up for adoption with members of their family, their tribe or other Native American families - is now being challenged in the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, according to this article from the Washington Post.
Brexit could mean homelessness for EU children in care, says charity
"Thousands of children in care whose immigration status will be affected by Brexit could find themselves in the UK unlawfully, facing homelessness, immigration detention or deportation, an immigration legal charity has said," says this article from the Guardian.
Why J.K. Rowling Is Right To Discourage Orphanage Voluntourism
In this article for Forbes, Christine Ro describes how "orphanages are the main cause of the unnecessary separation of children from their families" and discusses the recent launch of Lumos' #HelpingNotHelping campaign which calls for an end to orphanage volunteering.
U.S. Must Provide Mental Health Services to Families Separated at Border
"A federal judge has ruled that the [US] government must provide mental health services to thousands of migrant parents and children who experienced psychological harm as a result of the Trump administration’s practice of separating families," according to this article from the New York Times.
Care homes accused of being too quick to call police on children
Despite guidelines in place to prevent it, children's care homes in the UK continue to use the police as a “respite service," and children in residential care homes are 10 times more likely to be criminalised than other children, according to this article from the Guardian.
How to Prepare Foster Care Adolescents for Post-Secondary Education
In this opinion piece for Youth Today, Regina Williams, a clinical assistant professor of counselor education and program coordinator of higher education administration at North Carolina Central University, describes the Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI), which can be used by professionals seeking to enhance the career and college readiness of adolescents aging out of foster care.
For Foster Parents, Getting Care For A Child With Special Needs Presents Extra Challenges
As part of The Public's Radio series Living In Limbo, this segment features one family working to get the care their youngest foster child needs.
Care children sexually abused or exploited while missing from homes
According to this article from BBC News, "children over the age of 16, often in care or formerly so, are increasingly being placed in unregulated homes in England and Wales," putting them at increased risk of exploitation and abuse.
Adoption Groups Could Turn Away L.G.B.T. Families Under Proposed Rule
"A proposed rule by the Trump administration would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to L.G.B.T. families on faith-based grounds," according to this article from the New York Times.