International Care Leavers’ Convention 2020: Key Takeaways

Udayan Care, University of Hildesheim – Germany, Kinderperspectief, SOS Children’s Villages

The International Care Leavers Convention brought together Care Leavers at an international level to amplify the voices of children and young people and provide them with a platform to learn, share and exchange experiences, knowledge and challenges. This document highlights some key takeaways from the event.

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American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity

Generations United

This toolkit is designed to give resources and tips to child welfare agencies, other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, so they can better serve all American Indian and Alaska Native grandfamilies regardless of child welfare involvement.

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Community Conditions that Strengthen Families: Protective Factors Work at the Community Level

The Center for the Study of Social Policy

This report summarizes survey findings from organizational partners and members of the Strengthening Families National Network interested in using the Protective Factors Framework in their community-level approach and their viewpoints on community conditions that support child and family outcomes.

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Care Leavers' Perspectives on the Family in the Transition from Out-of-Home Care to Independent Living

Stephan Sting and Maria Groinig - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies

The first section of this paper describes the various links between care leavers and their families based on a literature review. In the second section, the biographical relevance of the family is highlighted based on the example of a qualitative interview study about the educational pathways of 20- to 27-year-old care leavers.

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