This abstract relays the findings of a survey on informal carers' views and opinions under the current conditions of social support in the Czech Republic. 

This article discusses Bulgaria's challenges since the shut down of its crowded institutions, which housed disabled children.

This report is based on the largest ever national survey of kinship carers. It explores the experience of kinship families, and draws comparison with findings from a 2010 Survey.

This article is a case study and analysis of the death of a foster carer in Scotland at the hands of the child for whom she was caring.

This paper is an attempt at rethinking the systemic problems facing the funding and commissioning of care services and placements for children in need of care and adoption, across ALL types and specialisms of placement, from kinship care, through foster care, to residential care and adoption.

This document summarizes the content of the 6-7 October 2016 Network Meeting of National Statistical Offices. The event comprised of a number of presentations on topics related to the SDGs and data on children in alternative care. 

This paper analyses how social support enhances family resilience in kinship foster families by involving the families in an educational group programme. 

A summary of the International Alternative Care Conference 2016 via Storify.

The current study makes analyses of the national strategy for deinstitutionalization of children and concludes on important recommendations concerning national policy development. 

This study attempts to understand the feelings and bonds of the often complex life situations of being an internationally adopted child.