Briefing Paper 003: The prevalence and characteristics of children growing up with relatives in the UK: Characteristics of children living with relatives in Scotland

Dinithi Wijedasa - Hadley Centre for Adoption & Foster Care Studies, University of Bristol

This briefing paper, which is the third in a series, provides a brief overview of the characteristics of the children growing up with relatives in Scotland.

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Briefing Paper 002: The Prevalence and Characteristics of Children Growing up with Relatives in the UK: Characteristics of children living with relatives in Wales

Dinithi Wijedasa - Hadley Centre for Adoption & Foster Care Studies, University of Bristol

This briefing paper, which is the second in a series, provides a brief overview of the characteristics of the children growing up with relatives in Wales.

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New Beginnings: Issues and Needs in International Kinship Care

David Rose, Klaus Serr - Australian Scholarly Publishing

Children and young people, many from conflict-affected countries, who arrive in Australia on orphan relative visas are highly vulnerable. In this book by David Rose and Klaus Serr, professionals with experience of working in this field discuss their perceptions of the needs of these young people and their carers.

A Fractured System: Is it Time for New Programming within the Child Protection Services?

Kayla McLaughlin, Kaley Greenman, Dr. Cindy Greenman - Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities

This article explores current child protection services and programs in the United States and offers suggestions for development of new child protection programming to further meet the needs of vulnerable children.

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Romania: Children in Public Care 2014

Manuela Sofia Stănculescu (main author), Vlad Grigoraș, Monica Marin, Cătălina Iamandi-Cioinaru, Emil Teșliuc, Georgiana Blaj (Neculau), Bogdan Corad, VoichiŃa Pop, Andreea Trocea - The World Bank and UNICEF

This book presents the results of this research on more than 52,000 children placed in public care in Romania (in special protection) who receive family or residential-type protection services as well as on the children at risk of separation from their families from the source communities.

Parental empowerment and child behavioural problems during youth care involvement

Harm Damen, Jan W. Veerman, Ad A. Vermulst, Rozemarijn van Pagée, Rozemarijn Nieuwhoff, Ron H.J. Scholte - Child & Family Social Work

The aim of this study was to examine changes in parental empowerment and child behavioural problems during a period of youth care and how changes are related to the kind of services provided.

Socioeconomic Resource Environments in Biological and Alternative Family Care and Children's Cognitive Performance

Sarah Font & Marina H. Potter - Sociological Inquiry

The authors of this article examined social and economic resources in the environments of children involved with child protective services and their associations with children's cognitive performance.

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