This article from BBC News tells the stories of people who experienced abuse in childhood at the hands of the head teacher at Brookside School for Maladjusted Children, a boarding school in Shropshire, UK, in the 1960s and 70s.

This study explored the feelings, perceptions, and stigma experienced by families of internationally adopted children with special needs.

In this article for the Guardian, Krish Kandiah argues that "any young person ready to make the step to leave home needs the safety net of a family they belong to" and calls for greater supports for young people aging out of care, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown restrictions put in place.

According to Northern Ireland's health minister, there has been an increase in the number of children referred to social services since last year, as well as an increase in children on the child protection register and more children in care, says this article from BBC News.

With a view to securing programme scale up and sustainability at the national level, UNICEF in Montenegro is commissioning a feasibility assessment in order to develop recommendations for the Government of Montenegro on how the Parenting for Lifelong Health Programme for Young Children can be implemented at scale by national service providers. 

In this article, the authors describe the short and long term ramifications of the pandemic for children and youth living in their residential programs in Germany under the auspices of municipal child and youth services.

The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative process evaluation drawing on stakeholder perspectives to describe the logic model of Fostering Changes, identify potential mechanisms of impact of the program and enhance understanding of the trial results.

"According to new figures, 295 children who are in care do not have an up-to-date care plan," says this article from the Irish Examiner.

As part of the EU funded CarePath project, Eurochild, together with international partners, is convening an online conference to bring discussions of ‘aftercare’ support to a European level, with crucial inputs from care leavers themselves.

This article deals with the issues of family assistance from the perspective of working with the biological family of a child placed in foster care.