This short video entitled "The Village" documents the work that Care for Children has done in Luquan, Kunming in China to help transition children away from orphanages and into families. Fifty three families from the village in Luquan have taken in 166 orphans--almost all of whom have physical or mental disabilities--from the Kunming orphanage. These children are now living with families and receiving the love and contact they had not previously received in the orphanage. 

This article describes China's plan to offer residency status to some of the millions of migrant workers who have moved from rural areas to cities in recent decades.

In this letter to the editor, the authors express their support for the continued use of “baby hatches” in China. 

According to this article from Channel News Asia, China has recently updated its rules regarding the adoption of abandoned or trafficked children, allowing a child to be adopted if authorities do not find parents or guardians during a year-long se

Using cross-sectional data from rural left-behind children aged 10–17 years in the Henan Province of China, the present study examined the roles of father–child cohesion, mother–child cohesion, and friend companionship in emotional adaptation (loneliness, depression, and life satisfaction) among children left behind by both of their rural-to-urban migrant parents compared to those with only a migrating father.

The organizations profiled in these case studies have pioneered effective transitions from residential to family-based care. 

This review of literature covers international material related to stability and permanence for disabled children, in particular permanence achieved through fostering and adoption.

This report examines and analyses policies and provision for family support and parenting support based on general literature searches and evidence gathered from 33 UNICEF national offices and detailed case studies of nine countries.

In this video, Vocativ, in collaboration with MSNBC, went to Guangzhou, China, to meet some of the parents who had used baby hatches. 

This BBC article tells the story of two families, like many others in China, who need intensive medical attention for their children but cannot afford it and are faced with difficult decisions.