Using interdisciplinary analysis, Kit W. Myers examines the adoption of Asian, Black, and Native American children by White families in the United States. He shows how race has been constructed relationally to mark certain homes, families, and nations as spaces of love and better futures—in contrast to others that are not.
The Adoptions and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997, combined with rising incarceration rates, has increased the risk of parental rights termination for incarcerated parents, often leading to foster care placements for their children. A review of state-level policies found most lacked coordination between the child welfare and criminal legal systems, highlighting the need for cross-system collaboration and inclusion of parents with lived experience in legislative efforts.
This research examined children’s homes, one of the residential child care institutions in Turkey, in terms of spatial aspects, institutional functioning and, child-care staff relations.
In this commentary, two examples of how research often cited in calls to eliminate residential care has been inappropriately overgeneralized.
A scoping review of 31 studies (2013–2023) examined why children and young people in out-of-home care in Australia spend unauthorised time away from placements. Findings show these absences often reflect efforts to seek safety, stability, connection, autonomy, and belonging, highlighting systemic shortcomings and the need for youth-informed practices that address needs both in care and while away.
Providing comprehensive healthcare to children in foster care can be challenging. This discussion provides healthcare providers in the US with a practical, trauma-informed guide to caring for youth in foster care rooted in evidence-based practice and current guidelines.
This article investigates the image of an ideal foster grandparent as constructed by social workers, drawing upon 24 in-depth interviews with practitioners from foster care agencies in the Czech Republic.
This study examined the geographical location of fostered children in Kenya, identified who provides their care and the nature of mothers’ relationships with these caregivers, explored transitions and mobility within kin networks, and analyzed how location and distance influence maternal–child contact.
This study, conducted in the UK, aimed to better understand the experiences of foster carers who are caring for children who have experienced trauma and loss.
This Norwegian study examines how unaccompanied refugee minors in foster care (re)create a sense of home over time, identifying security, familiarity, and autonomy as key intertwined aspects. It underscores the dynamic role of past experiences, present circumstances, and future aspirations, emphasizing the need for foster parents and child welfare workers to support cultural, relational, and personal continuity.
