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.
Adoptive father and social worker Al Coates discusses the non-binary nature of adoption and the need for adoption to evolve with the progression of society as it reframes what family looks like.
According to this article from The Australian approximately 1,000 children from the “Jungle Camp” in Calais remain in limbo in France.
According to this article, most children's homes in Uganda are operating without government approval.
Dozens of children are seeking a judicial review in the UK High Court early next year.
Indian government finds that increased wait for adoption related to rise in human trafficking.
The Department of Social Development in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana has closed six of the 15 homes in the region due to improper management and has threatened to close down more homes in the near future.
In this opinion piece for Euractiv, Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General of Eurochild, explains the need to move away from residential care in Europe and toward family-based care and family strengthening models.
This article from The New York Times states that shelters face problems of abuse, arson, rape,and sexual molestation.
This article from Reliefweb states that 20,000 people were recently evacuated from Aleppo. The majority of which were children, women and families.
The Telegraph reports that police in China rescued 36 children from traffickers.