This article discusses the importance of safety and stability to healthy child development and reviews the research on the risks associated with maltreatment and the foster care experience in the United States.

Rapid assessment of the social impact of HIV/AIDS on children in Belize. Although many typical vulnerabilities are not as prevalent in the Belize as in other developing countries, HIV-related stigma remains a significant threat to children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Standards and criteria for the development of residential services for children in the Monteserrat, Turks and Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands.

An executive summary of lessons learned on preventing family separation in poverty stricken communities. Brief case studies from Guatemala, Haiti, Philippines, United States and Burkina Faso.

A list of US programs and program approaches that influence family reunification outcomes. Relevant for social workers, policy-makers, and others involved in foster care, after care, and family reunification.

This paper examines the impact of conditional cash transfers in Latin America. It illustrates successful short-term impact, but recommends continued evaluation to assess the long-term impact.

This research study provides statistical information on institutional care of children under the age of 12 in 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.

Cette these de doctorat porte sur l'attachement et les capacites adaptatives des adolescents places en famille d'accueil. 

Analyzing rich data from in-depth ethnographic interviews conducted in Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia, Next Generation researchers documented the challenges that low-income families face as they patch together a variety of arrangements to meet their child care needs.

La presente ley tiene por objeto crear y regular el Sistema Nacional de Protección
Integral de la Niñez y Adolescencia.