The Path to Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Exploration of the Experiences of Unaccompanied Minors in Portugal

Carla Moleiro, Sandra Roberto - Journal of Refugee Studies

The objective of the present study was to characterize unaccompanied minors in Portugal and understand the processes of transition into the age of majority, using a mixed-methods approach.

Left‐behind children's social adjustment and relationship with parental coping with children's negative emotions during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China

Yining Wang, Wen Liu, Weiwei Wang, Shuang Lin, Danhua Lin, Hongli Wang - International Journal of Psychology

Using data collected from two provinces in China through an online survey, the current study aimed to investigate left‐behind children's emotional and academic adjustment during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China.

Weaving Healthy Families Program: Promoting Resilience While Reducing Violence and Substance Use

Catherine E. McKinley, Katherine P. Theall - Research on Social Work Practice

This article examines pilot results for the culturally adapted Weaving Healthy Families (WHF) program to promote resilience and wellness while preventing substance abuse and violence among Native American (NA) families.

Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory and the Experience of Institutionalization of Romanian Children

Adrian V. Rus, Wesley C. Lee, Dafnne B. Bautista Salas, Sheri R. Parris, Rebecca D. Webster, Austin R. Lobo, Stativa Ecaterina, Cosmin Popa - Research, Education and Development: Symposium Proceedings

This article explores the experience of institutionalization of Romanian children and Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory.

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Guidance for Alternative Care Provision During COVID-19 (Arabic)

Better Care Network, Save the Children, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, UNICEF, and the Inter-agency Task Force

This document provides practical guidance to actors in humanitarian and development contexts on the adaptations and considerations needed to support children who are either currently in alternative care or are going into an alternative care placement during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Responding to COVID-19’s impact on supervised family time: The supportive virtual family time model

Laura Orlando, Ashley N. Rousson, Susan Barkan, Kristen Greenley, Alyssa Everitt, and Emiko A. Tajima - Developmental Child Welfare

This study reports on the rapid development and implementation of an eLearning and structured practice guide for visitation supervisors to help them facilitate virtual visits that promote parent-caregiver collaboration in support of the child.

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