This study examined the associations between exposure to armed conflict, perceived support, work experience, needing help, and post-traumatic distress among Israeli social workers in foster care agencies based on Conservation of Resources theory.

The goals of the present study are to examine the association between childhood adversity and adult functioning among youth aging out-of-care, and to explore how attributes of their social support networks mediate this association.

The first goal of this study was to describe posttraumatic symptoms (PTS) and problems in functioning among foster parents following their exposure to the war. 

The current qualitative study examines the lived experiences of the women and children in the Mothers Unit from the subjective perspective of the women currently or previously involved in the programme and of the professionals working with them. 

This paper addresses the challenges and benefits of involving biological parents in group homes in Israel and presents various means to encourage their involvement in care.

This study analyzed the experiences of victimization by peers and staff of adolescents living in Israeli residential care settings.

The study presented in this article analyzed the life stories of 16 care leavers in Israel.

This article from Haaretz discusses the increasing problem of child labor in Israel.  According to the article, children are taken from their homes through an agreement with their parents and forced to beg at highway intersections for up to 12 hours a day.  

Global Strategy – Beyond Detention 2014-2019 is a document released by UNHCR, which aims to support governments to end the detention of asylum-seekers and refugees.  

This qualitative study explores the unique views about the family system held by adolescents who have spent years in foster care in Israel.