The Irish Foster Carers Association is calling for greater support for the foster care system in response to a recent case of rape of three girls in foster care in County Galway, according to this article from the Irish Times.

This is a small-scale study examining the experiences of Aged-Out Unaccompanied Minors (UAMs) who transition from foster care into Direct Provision (DP) in Ireland.

This review of the 91 English children's services departments with specific policies on bruising in premobile children found a major disjuncture between research evidence and its interpretation in guidance.

This study explores the views and experiences of 26 workers in the Republic of Ireland regarding relationship‐based practice.

In a contemporary context dominated by reports of the historical institutional abuse of children and young people in residential children's homes, and where the voice of workers is largely absent, this study explores the views and experiences of 26 workers in the Republic of Ireland regarding relationship‐based practice.

This paper presents results from a cross-sectional survey and reports findings from a sample of 162 Northern Irish social workers.

This review explored the conceptualization, operationalization and measurement of resilience in children and adolescents living in residential care settings.

This study examined the relationships between adults, ages 25-39, who had been in care as children and their birth parents.

This report from the Scottish government presents the latest data on children and young people looked after, on the child protection register and in secure care.

This article contributes to a growing body of research that takes the user perspective as its point of departure when conducting research in social work to examine how parents perceive and experience child protection practice.