This webinar will showcase the learning from Strengthening the Social Service Workforce for Family-Based Care, a two-year project implemented by the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, with technical support from Child Frontiers, under a gra

The 6th BICON Conference on Alternative Care for Children in Asia will be held on 15 and 16 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since 2014, BICON has been a significant event focusing on the rights of children and young people without par

This news article discusses how high-level representatives – including ministers, senior decision-makers, professionals, and children – from across the European Union and the wider Europe and Central Asia region met on October 13, 2025 in Buchares

This Wall Street Journal article recounts the unraveling of Sovann Komar (“Golden Children”), a Cambodian orphanage founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Ross Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and her local collaborator Sothea Arun.

Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) is a global initiative which promotes safe, nurturing family care for children.

At the close of the Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) The Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) initiative launched in 2018 with the aim to reform child care systems by promoting safe, nurturing family-based care over institutional ca

At the close of the Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) The Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) initiative launched in 2018 with the aim to reform child care systems by promoting safe, nurturing family-based care over institutional ca

This study explores the experiences of exploited orphans in institutional care in India and the factors that contribute to their cognitive resilience, using qualitative interviews with 20 children aged 12–16. Findings show that resilience is shaped by problem-solving skills, goal setting, self-regulation, peer support, education, and stable caregiving, highlighting the need for policies and interventions that strengthen both individual and environmental supports.

This article examines challenges in Sri Lanka’s child protection system for children with disabilities, drawing on insights from 11 professionals to identify critical gaps in policy, services, and societal attitudes. It proposes eight practical, cost-conscious strategies to strengthen disability-inclusive protection aligned with the UN CRPD, offering lessons for global child protection reform.

This study investigated how Finnish, Taiwanese, and U.S. children conceptualized and experienced care.