This briefing paper provides general background on the development of UK Government policies to support care leavers, and existing support available in key areas such as: social services; housing; education and training; health services; and the social security system.

Abstract

In this speech given at the launch of a "landmark package of support for young people leaving care," Nadhim Zahawi, the UK's Minister for Children and Families, spoke about a new initiative to increase support for care leavers in the UK.

This study aimed to understand the experience of adoptive parents who have completed dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP) therapy.

The present study analyzes the opinions of birth families, foster families and social workers responsible for supervising contact visits regarding the benefits and problems associated with contact visits.

According to some estimates, a third of the adult Moldovan population is working abroad, often ‘leaving behind’ children in the care of relatives, neighbours or in orphanages. This paper from the Journal of European Studies investigates how such high migration rates affect Moldovan family life and personal definitions of identity and success.

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

This article presents and discusses three examples of relational processes in music therapy collaborations with adolescents in care of child welfare services.

This article reflects on the process of the Multi-Country Study on the Drivers of Violence Affecting Children in Italy.

Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova has been campaigning for the prevention of institutionalization of children with disabilities and speaks about her efforts in this interview by Thomas Reuters Foundation.