"As many as 1,000 babies born to surrogate mothers in Russia for foreign families have been left stranded in the country by the coronavirus pandemic and closure of international borders," says this article from the Guardian.

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of unaccompanied refugee minor (URM) girls’ adaptation to life in Norway focusing on their strengths, and to examine the social and structural factors that influence settlement.

The present study analysed associations between threat and deprivation exposure and different facets of emotion understanding in a sample of maltreated children in foster care.

The present study analysed associations between threat and deprivation exposure and different facets of emotion understanding in a sample of maltreated children in foster care.

In this webinar, hosted by Better Care Network and SOS Children's Villages International, panelists - including careleavers who served as co-trainers in the Leaving Care project - discussed the training, building a supportive network for care leavers, and the support needed to ensure that the rights of young people in alternative care are respected and that they are prepared for an independent life.

This webinar, hosted by Better Care Network and SOS Children's Villages International, will feature the voices of careleavers and young people who served as co-trainers in the Leaving Care project, as well as others. Panelists will discuss the training, building a supportive network for care leavers, and the support needed to ensure that the rights of young people in alternative care are respected and that they are prepared for an independent life.

This article reports on a study of children's experiences of being physically restrained by staff in a range of custodial settings, including Local Authority Secure Children's Homes, in the UK.

This article from the Guardian explores the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on students in the UK who have been in care.

This briefing paper reports key findings from a recent study of direct contact between adoptive families and birth relatives within the four nations of the UK.

"Is the local authority care system in England failing children who run away and what happens to those who go missing?" asks this article. "The BBC has uncovered evidence of young people disappearing off the radar for weeks, months and, in some cases, years."