This article focuses on the assessment of the effects of early institutional care and compares three longitudinal studies from Romania, Greece and Hong Kong/China.

New policy in China allows court applications to revoke the guardianship of parents or authorized guardians if they refuse to perform their custody duties for more than six months.

China orders authorities to check all qualifications, facilities, services and safety management for all government foster care facilities.

Using a sample of 916 children (aged 5–18) of migrants and the life course perspective, this article examines the impact of parental migration on children's health.

The Telegraph reports that police in China rescued 36 children from traffickers. 

Article from China stating rural migrant parents who leave their children behind for extended periods could face criminal charges over their failure to provide adequate care, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Wednesday.

A Fulbright scholar compares adoption experiences in China with those in America.

Fudan University and the University of Eastern Finland will open a joint Sino-Finnish Centre for Child Protection Research, SFCPR, in Shanghai. 

This article examines and discusses the designation of unaccompanied Chinese children as "Unaccompanied Alien Children" and the processes experienced in obtaining such designations.

This article describes a study in which researchers explored the emotional and psychological health of China's left-behind children (LBC) by identifiying the differences in levels of happiness, self-esteem and anxiety between LBC and non-LBC.