Needs of families of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh: A qualitative study

Reshma Parvin Nuri, Heather Michelle Aldersey, Setareh Ghahari - Child: care, health and development

In this study, the authors explored the needs of families of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Such understanding is important as it will help to improve services for children with disabilities and their families.

Displaced Rohingya children at high risk for mental health problems: Findings from refugee camps within Bangladesh

Naila Z. Khan, Asma Begum Shilpi, Razia Sultana, Shaoli Sarker, Sultana Razia, Bipasha Roy, Abu Arif, Misbah Uddin Ahmed, Subas Chandra Saha, Helen McConachie - Child: care, health and development

This study examined the levels of child neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and mental health problems among displaced Rohingya populations into Bangladesh.

A support programme for caregivers of children with disabilities in Ghana: Understanding the impact on the wellbeing of caregivers

Maria Zuurmond, Gifty Nyante, Marjolein Baltussen, Janet Seeley, Jedidia Abanga, Tom Shakespeare, Martine Collumbien, Sarah Bernays - Child: care, health and development

This study explores the impact of a participatory training programme for caregivers delivered through a local support group, with a focus on understanding caregiver wellbeing.

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Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

This paper explores the complex set of intertwined social and biological factors influences people’s motivation to participate actively and productively in schools, jobs, and communities— and to persevere in the face of setbacks.

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Practices to improve communication between birth parents and permanent families

Collings, Susan; Neil, Elsbeth and Wright, Amy Conley - Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education

This article explores casework practices developed for use in child welfare placements that may be successfully applied to New South Wales to help build the practical skills needed to facilitate openness, empathy and respectful interactions between children in permanent care and their birth families.

‘Just another person in the room’: young people’s views on their participation in Child in Care Reviews

Clive Diaz, Hayley Pert, Nigel Thomas - Adoption & Fostering

This article discusses a key meeting for children in care – the Child in Care Review – and examines the extent to which children and young people are able to participate and exert a level of control over their lives. The research, conducted in England, formed part of a wider exploration of the views and experiences of all those involved in such reviews, namely Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs), social workers, senior managers and – the focus of this article – the young people concerned.