Balkans Migration and Displacement Hub Data and Trend Analysis: Regional overview (July-September 2019)

Katarina Jovanovic - Save the Children in North West Balkans

Data and Trend Analysis (DATA) Refugees and Migrants at the Western Balkans Route Regional Overview, covering period July - September 2019, describes key trends in migrations in the region, detailing information about the number of people on the move, demography (age, sex, country of origin, etc), behavioral patterns, and routes in use - with a focus on children, particularly unaccompanied children.

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The Effect of Resilience on the Psychological Well Being of Orphan and Non-Orphan Adolescents

Priyanka Dey, Beena Daliya - Indian Journal of Mental Health

The objective of the study was to examine the level of Resilience and psychological wellbeing among orphan and non-orphan adolescents; and to examine the influence of resilience on psychological wellbeing of orphan and non-orphan adolescents.

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Parent migration and rural preschool children's early academic and social skill trajectories in China: Are ‘left-behind’ children really left behind?

Bi Ying Hu, Huiping Wu, Adam Winsler, Xitao Fan, Zhanmei Song - Early Childhood Research Quarterly

This study examined early trajectories for academic and social skills among four groups of rural, preschool-attending, children in the Guangdong province of China: Village children who remained in a rural village and lived with both parents, Migrant children who migrated with their work-seeking parents to live in an urban area, Partially-left-behind children who lived with one parent in a rural village while the other parent migrated to the city for work, and Completely-left-behind children who stayed in a rural village with relatives while both parents migrated to the city for work.

Youth-Centered Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities Who Experience Foster Care

Robin Harwick - Special Education Design and Development Tools for School Rehabilitation Professionals

This chapter describes a youth-centered approach to transition planning for this vulnerable population and highlights essential elements to consider during the process such as disability, mental health, trauma, resilience, self-determination, culture, and how trauma impacts mental health.

“I wish someone would explain why I am in care”: The impact of children and young people's lack of understanding of why they are in out‐of‐home care on their well‐being and felt security

Jo Staines & Julie Selwyn - Child & Family Social Work

Drawing on a large‐scale online survey of looked after children's subjective well‐being, this paper demonstrates that a significant number of children and young people (age 4–18 years) did not fully understand the reasons for their entry to care.

Northern Ireland Care Leavers 2018/19

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

This annual publication presents information on those who left care during the previous financial year, as well as the circumstances of those who have left care at the time of their nineteenth birthday.

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