A comparison of state support for young people leaving care in Norway and Sweden: Differences within comparable welfare systems

Jan Storø, Yvonne Sjöblom, Ingrid Höjer - Child & Family Social Work

The aim of this article [from the Child & Family Social Work special issue on teenagers in foster care] is to account for and discuss support to young care leavers within the comparable welfare regimes of Norway and Sweden and to explore key differences between these 2 countries.

Adolescents in Residential-Care: The Role of Attachment and Emotional Regulation Strategies on Psychopathological Symptoms.

Muzi Stefania; Bizzi Fabiola; Pace Cecilia Serena - Department of Educatonal Science (DISFOR), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

This research poster presents an overview of a study conducted in Northern Italy. The study's aims were to: (1) investgate the associatons among atachment paterns, Emotonal Regulaton (ER) strategies and internalizing or externalizing symptoms showed by adolescents in residental-care and (2) examine the predictve role of atachment and ER strategies for the rates of internalizing/externalizing symptoms.

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Transnational parent-child separation and reunion during early childhood in Chinese migrant families: An Australian snapshot

Hui, Yat Man Louise; Stevenson, Julie; Gallego, Gisselle - Australian Journal of Child and Family Health Nursing

This descriptive study portrays a sample of children from Chinese migrant families residing in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, whose parents temporarily relinquished their care to grandparents in China.

Factors influencing utilization of cash transferred to orphans and vulnerable children in Runyenjes Constituency, Embu County, Kenya

Martin Kaborio & Stephen Luketero - International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management

The sole purpose of the study was to determine the factors influencing utilization of cash transferred to orphans and vulnerable children in Runyenjes Subcounty, Embu County. The study concluded that demographic characteristics had the greatest effect on the utilization of cash transferred to orphans and vulnerable children, followed by frequency of cash transferred then attitude of beneficiaries while home factors had the least effect to the utilization of cash transferred to orphans and vulnerable children.

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Unpacking “support”: Understanding the complex needs of therapeutic foster parents

Erika Tullberg, Wendy Vaughon, Nawal Muradwij, Bonnie D. Kerker - Children and Youth Services Review

Drawing from focus groups with Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) foster parents, this paper explores different aspects of their experiences, identifies multiple ways in which they need support, and provides recommendations for foster care agencies looking to retain skilled foster parents and increase the quality and stability of children's experience in TFC programs.