This report summarises the findings from the 611 children and young people who completed the Bright Spots’ ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey on their experiences in care.

The article explores the inclusion of unaccompanied migrant children reaching Italy without their parents or a legal guardian.

This briefing paper, which is the third in a series, provides a brief overview of the characteristics of the children growing up with relatives in Scotland.

This article gives weight to children’s perspectives, and reports on the views of looked after children aged 7 to 10 in Scotland during the Letterbox Club project.

This paper examines the situation of children in Romania whose parents are going to work abroad, leaving the children without parental care.

This study aims to understand the decision-making process of 200 higher education students in domains related to child protection, and those of 200 professionals who are responsible for providing case assessments and recommendations for intervention in the Portuguese child protection system.

The paper presents a detailed analysis of the Russian official statistics for orphans and children placed out of parental care. 

The article collection 'Young people in reception centres' presents how the young people applying for asylum in Finland and the people working with them experience the first few months that follow a young person’s arrival in Finland. 

This article explores the implications of austerity for professional child and family social workers in the UK.

The article contains analysis of parental potential in foster families and the resources of its strengthening with the support of the professional community.