This report presents the findings from a two-year peer research project which includes the testimony of more than 300 young people with care experience in Albania, the Czech Republic, Finland, and Poland. More than 40 care leavers from the four countries were selected and trained to play an active role in the all aspects of the projects. The interviews revealed widespread inadequacies regarding the process of leaving care, promoting the research team to draw up recommendations to address them.

This paper presents the historical background for the development of child care in the Nordic countries, it presents some basic figures on child care take and take up of leave schemes as well as figures on child poverty in the Nordic countries.

A comparative analysis of child welfare systems in 10 countries identifies three broad functional orientations – child protection, family service and child development.

The third newsletter of the European Coalition for Community Living. Articles focus on good practices in providing care for children with disabilities.

Comprehensive guidance on interviewing children as part of an asylum interview. Contains theory and practice guidance on how to set up an interview and ask questions in a child-friendly manner. Explains how to enable children to recall memories and how to interview children in distress.