This report from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University provides an overview of the science of early childhood development, particularly brain development and the impacts that early experiences have on brain development.

This paper is an overview of QIC-AG’s permanency continuum framework.   T

This report “seeks to map Australia’s contribution to residential care institutions for children overseas across a number of sectors and identify opportunities for strategic engagement with various stakeholders in the Australian context.”

This paper offers an analysis on orphanhood and living arrangements data based on available DHS and MICS surveys from 77 countries from sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa/West Asia/and Europe, Central Asia, and South and Southeast Asia.

This bibliography, prepared by Professor David Powers of Cornell University, includes a list of resources and articles related to adoption within the context of Islam. 

This editorial piece from the Journal of Global Social Welfare introduces the journal's special issue on measuring children’s care arrangements.

This report by the UN Secretary General provides background and recommendations in preparation for the high -level plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, to be held on 19 September 2016.

This study implemented a 3-month yoga program with orphan adolescents in Bangalore, India and evaulated the impact of the program on adolescent executive functioning. 

This manuscript reviews the issues facing children outside of households and argues for the importance of gathering robust data about this population to formulate responsive policies and services, mobilize resources, and foster accountability.

Children and young people, many from conflict-affected countries, who arrive in Australia on orphan relative visas are highly vulnerable. In this book by David Rose and Klaus Serr, professionals with experience of working in this field discuss their perceptions of the needs of these young people and their carers.