Americas

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Susan Burke & Glen Schmidt,

An exploratory case study design was used to identify the needs of kinship caregivers in northern British Columbia (BC). 

Kansas State University Staley School of Leadership Studies,

Escape the Box is an initiative designed to help raise awareness and try to put a stop to the rapidly growing, money making businesses that many orphanages have become.​

Rhys Price-Robertson, Leah Bromfield and Alister Lamont - Australian Institute of Family Studies, Commonwealth of Australia,

This paper offers a broad overview of some of the main approaches to child protection used internationally. Using examples from Canada, Sweden, Belgium and the Gaza Strip, it offers policy-makers the chance to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, as well as how these examples might be used to inspire improvements within the Australian context.

Children's Bureau,

After the cancellation of the 2013 US National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, the Children’s Bureau decided to develop short videos as a means of sharing ideas and issues that could not be presented at the conference. The result is the Virtual Summit Series, a group of 17 videos that combine illustration, animation, motion graphics, and content from national experts.

Josephine Wouango, Daniel Turcotte,

Cet article porte sur l’analyse de trois configurations institutionnelles de la protection de l’enfance : celle en place au Burkina Faso, en Belgique et au Québec. Pour chaque configuration, le texte explore les transformations qui ont marqué le passage de la prise en charge exclusive de l’enfant par la famille vers la présence accrue de l’État et la manière dont la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant de 1989 a influencé ce passage. 

Karen M. Kresak, Peggy A. Gallagher ,

This review synthesized the literature from 1990 to 2013 regarding the subject of grandparents raising grandchildren, particularly grandchildren with disabilities.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Division of Violence Prevention ,

This brief factsheet from the U.S. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the CDC provides an overview of child maltreatment.

Dr. Jeff Linkenbach, The Montana Institute and Jay Otto of Montana State University - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control ,

This guide serves as a supplement to the United States CDC guide “Essentials for Childhood: Steps to Create Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments.” It provides guidance on creating a context for increasing safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for children and families by promoting positive community norms.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Division of Violence Prevention ,

This brief factsheet from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control presents current data on child maltreatment in the United States.

National Working Group on Foster Care and Education ,

This report from the National Working Group on Foster Care and Education provides statistical and demographic data on the education of children in foster care in the United States and highlights promising programs around the country that promote positive educational outcomes for children in foster care.