Americas

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Moira Donovan - CBC News,

Nova Scotia will be the only province that does not allow birth mothers and adult adopted children to obtain information about one another. 

Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the sixteenth session (15 Aug 2016 – 2 Sep 2016) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Shanifa Nasser - CBC New Toronto,

New Canadian child welfare law allows children to have a say in their care.

The Baltimore Sun,

Chilean government reports that 865 children have died under the care of the National Service over the past 11 years.

Dr Chrissie Gale and Mg Patricia Calero Teran - CELCIS & SOS Children's Villages,

The European Commission Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) commissioned SOS Children’s Villages International to undertake case studies of arrangements for ‘alternative child care’ in six non-European countries across three continents to help inform the EU’s future strategy for provision of support for children in countries outside Europe.  This report is a case study of one of the six countries, Ecuador.

Dr Chrissie Gale - CELCIS,

The European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers commissioned SOS Children’s Villages International to undertake case studies of arrangements for ‘alternative child care’ in six non-European countries in three continents to help inform the EU’s future strategy for provision of support for children in countries outside Europe. This report is a case study of one of the six countries, Chile.

Dr Chrissie Gale - CELCIS & SOS Children's Villages,

The overall purpose of this study is to present an ‘introduction’ to alternative care systems in Central and South America (CSA).

Dufour, Sarah; Lavergne, Chantal; Gaudet, Judith; Couture, Dominique -- Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne,

This study underscores the fact that visible minority families receiving child protective services are a far from homogeneous group and that there are a number of effective methods that can be used with them.

Georgette Mulheir avec Mara Cavanagh,

On estime que 32 000 enfants vivent dans des orphelinats en Haïti.

Georgette Mulheir and Mara Cavanagh - Lumos,

According to this report from Lumos, of the estimated 32,000 children who live in orphanages in Haiti, only 20 are percent orphans.