Americas

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in the Americas. Browse resources by region, country, or category.

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International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA), MK Family Law, The George Washington University School of Law, and Leslie Ellen Shear, Attorney and Counselor at Law,

This day-long conference, Cross-Border Family Mediation: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community, will be held on June 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Yanfeng Xu, Charlotte Lyn Bright - Children and Youth Services Review,

The purpose of this systematic review is to compare the associations of kinship care and non-kinship care with children's mental health and to examine the factors associated with children's mental health in kinship care and non-kinship foster care.

Anna E. Austin, Jared W. Parrish, Meghan E. Shanahan - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examined preconception and prenatal predictors of time to first child protective services (CPS) contact among Alaska children.

Save the Children & Fundasil,

El objetivo de este estudio es visibilizar la problemática de la niñez y adolescencia víctima de violencia generalizada en condición de desplazamiento interno en El Salvador.

Colleen E. Bennet, M. Katherine Henry, Joanne N. Wood - Foster Care,

This paper reviews the development, behavioral, and mental health needs of children in foster care.

Omama Altaleb - Islamic Horizons,

This cover story from the Islamic Society of North America's Islamic Horizons publication highlights the need for more Muslim foster families in the US.

Doncel ,

En este documento se presentan los principales resultados de una investigación se propuso conocer las dinámicas y trayectorias de transición del sistema de cuidados alternativos a la autonomía de los y las jóvenes que vivieron en instituciones de cuidado residencial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Amy Dworsky, Elissa Gitlow, Kristen Ethier - Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago,

This report presents preliminary results from an evaluation of the Home Visiting Pilot Program, serving pregnant or parenting youth in foster care.

Child Welfare Information Gateway - Children's Bureau,

This factsheet outlines the types of adoption support and preservation services available in the U.S., their benefits, and ways to find services in your area.

Benjamin J. Roth, Thomas M. Crea, Jayshree Jani, Dawnya Underwood, Robert G. Hasson III, Kerri Evans, Michael T. Zuch, Emily E. Hornung,

This paper explores what happens to children separated from their families at the U.S. border with Mexico by examining the nature of the services and programs provided while they are in temporary foster care.