Americas

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Brazilian Association Terra dos Homens (ABTH) and Exola,

This research study provides statistical information on institutional care of children under the age of 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Interviews with institutions and children are conducted, and reasons for separation from family, length of time in care, status of family relationship, religious orientation and financial support of the institutions are highlighted.

Irene Rizzini and Udi Mandel Butler ,

A research paper based on an ethnographic study of children living on the streets in Rio de Janeiro between 2001 and 2002.

Maria Scannapieco & Rebecca L. Hegar - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal,

Adapting placement services to the needs of kinship care providers is the focus of this article.

Richard P. Barth ,

A review of institutional care and family-centered care with a discussion of both positive and negative aspects of group care. This review paper is primarily focused on showing the inefficacy of group care and recommending other forms of care such as kinship care and even foster care as options that are more cost effective and better for children’s development.

Ralph Sprenkels,

This report details the situation of disappearing children during the El Salvadorian civil war. It describes the process of tracing and reunifying children with their families, as well as alternative care arrangements for separated children.

Price Amy, Richard P. Barth - Family Foster Care in the Next Century,

This article, a chapter from the book Family Foster Care in the Next Century, describes several innovative types of shared family care arrangements that demonstrate promise in the protection of children and the promotion of family well-being.

Kathy Barbell, Lois Wright,

The central theme of this volume is accountability for outcomes, certainly a current driving force in child welfare as well as in other public and private service fields.

James P. Gleeson, Altshuler Sandra J. - Family Foster Care in the Next Century,

This article, a chapter in the book Family Foster Care in the Next Century, describes how child well-being has been conceptualized and measured in research on family foster care, and discusses the essential dimensions that should be included in a useful measure of child well-being.

William Deng Deng,

Outlines national efforts to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate former child soldiers with respect to specific political contexts. Includes lessons learned, future challenges, and recommendations.

Martha Kirby,

Research project examining the problems faced in the education of youth in care in Canada. Provides recommendations for supporting high school education and for including children in their educational planning.