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.
The number of children in South Australia who are living in emergency housing has risen significantly in the past year, says the article.
A high-profile inquiry into the treatment of unmarried mothers and their babies by 14 State-linked religious institutions in Ireland from 1922-1998 was launched on 9 January, 2015. However, tens of thousands of people affected by this crisis may be excluded from the inquiry, says the article.
This new study explores the demographics of children placed into out-of-home care in the United States and the effects of group home placement on different populations of youth.
A child in the UK was removed from his parents’ custody nine months prior to the publication of this article.
In this Huffington Post Blog piece, Sidney Goldberg - founder of the Pathways to Development Program at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in Chicago - shares his views on needed reform of the child welfare system in the United States.
This video report from the BBC examines South Koreans’ perspectives on domestic adoption.
This article explores the cultural taboos surrounding adoption in South Korea and the attempts currently underway to ease the stigma associated with adoption.
This video features Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan photojournalist and activist, as he speaks with students and volunteers in the United States about international volunteering.
In this article, author Natasha Phillips writes about the past year in child welfare law in the United Kingdom and the expected reforms for 2015.
Recent pilot programs focused on service coordination between social protection and child protection in the United States have shown promise in improving outcomes for families.