In this article, the stories of children left-behind by parental migration in Central America and Mexico are conveyed in their own words detailing how vulnerable they felt when abandoned, confused, and at times, rejected after finally connecting with their long-lost families.

The literature examining reunification for American Indian children reveals mixed findings regarding racial differences. Studies that isolate the impact of race on reunification while controlling for other covariates are needed, and this study fills that gap.

This article from the Washington Post tells the story of family separation due to the opioid epidemic in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

ISS-USA announced their 7th Annual Conference, Beyond Separation: Protecting Cross Border Families, co-hosted by the University of Maryland School of Social Work from Thursday, October 17th through Friday, October 18th.

This study explored the construct of mothering children during family‐centered substance use treatment using a transcendental phenomenological approach.

This webinar will present the research findings about grandparents, highlight work with grandparents from a Family Resource Center within a NFSN Member Network, and share resources available for multigenerational families and the professionals who support them.

This exploratory study gathered perspectives from legal professionals regarding the challenges faced by youths in out of home care and their families and necessary supports to promote successful reunification.

This article from High Country News explores the history and legacy of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the United States, a school where many Indigenous children who had been forcibly separated from their families by US policy were sent.

The present study is the largest and most rigorous study to date on the effects of being appointed a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) on permanency outcomes of children in foster care.

This chapter examines how the competing goals of child welfare systems work with the developments in constitutional rights.