Children Without Parental Care and Alternative Care: Findings from Research
The purpose of this short paper is to contribute evidence regarding the situation of children without parental care and suitability of alternative care.
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Children safe, family together: A Model and Implementation Guide for Aboriginal Family and Kin Care Services in the Northern Territory
‘Children Safe, Family Together', the new family and kin care model outlined in this paper forms an integral part of the overall strategy being currently implemented by Territory Families (TF) to transform Out-of-Home Care in the Northern Territory (NT) and address worrying trend data pointing to the significant over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the NT child protection system.
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Community-based participatory research with at-risk youth: lessons learned from a Photovoice project in Taiwan
Thirteen youth from a group home in Taiwan for teenage boys in the foster care and juvenile justice systems participated in this yearlong study which utilized a strengths-based approach to examine resiliency, their needs, and sources of support. This article describes nine key lessons learned to keep at-risk youth at the center of future similar research studies through protecting, representing, and empowering them.
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Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues
The aim of this consensus statement is to enhance understanding, counter misinformation, and steer family-court utilisation of attachment theory in a supportive, evidence-based direction, especially with regard to child protection and child custody decision-making.
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Supporting youth transitioning from state care into adulthood in Illinois and Catalonia: Lessons from a cross-national comparison
This cross-national study compares and contrasts how two states- one in the U.S. (Illinois) and one in Spain (Catalonia)—support care leavers as they transition into adulthood.
Child welfare workers’ experiences of client-perpetrated violence: Implications for worker mental health
The objectives of this study include exploring the prevalence of three types of client-perpetrated violence (CPV) and the influence of each type of CPV on mental health outcomes of workers.
Feelings and perceptions of French parents of internationally adopted children with special needs (SN): Navigating the triple stigma of foreignness, adoption, and disability
This study explored the feelings, perceptions, and stigma experienced by families of internationally adopted children with special needs.
Differences between boys and girls in perceived group climate in residential youth care
The aim of the present study was to examine differences in perceived living group climate between boys and girls in a sample of 344 youth receiving residential youth care in the Netherlands.
Systematic review of birth parent–foster youth relationships before and after aging out of foster care
This systematic review synthesizes information about the relationships aging out foster youth have with their birth or stepparents after legally mandated separations in foster care.
Racial disparity in the Ontario child welfare system: Conceptualizing policies and practices that drive involvement for Black families
This paper documents the alignment between the circumstances created by anti-Black racism at institutional, provincial, and federal levels and the seemingly race-neutral eligibility criteria embedded within Ontario child welfare, which results in disproportionate reporting of Black families.