Child Abuse Research in South Africa - Baby factories : a new phase in child trafficking in Nigeria

Paul O. Bello and Jean Steyn - South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC)

The objective of this article is to present a portrait of the baby factory phenomenon in Nigeria. The precipitating factors that fuel the trade are discussed, and suggestions for an enduring approach to combat this crime are offered.

Enhancing Parenting Effectiveness, Fathers' Involvement, Couple Relationship Quality, and Children's Development: Breaking Down Silos in Family Policy Making and Service Delivery

Carolyn Pape Cowan Philip A. Cowan - Journal of Family Theory & Review

This article examines family‐based interventions designed to increase parenting effectiveness, fathers' positive involvement, and couple relationship quality, all with the goal of enhancing children's development.

Comparison of public mother–baby psychiatric units in Australia: similarities, strengths and recommendations

M Galbally, A Sved-Williams, D Kristianopulos, K Mercuri, P Brown, A Buist - Australasian Psychiatry

The objective of this article was to report data across five public mother–baby units in Australia in order to explore similarities and distinguishing features of each model.

Unaccompanied Immigrant Child and Family/ Sponsor Community Service System Study: Metropolitan Chicago Area

Adam Avrushin & Maria Vidal De Haymes - Loyola University Chicago Center for the Human Rights of Children

This report presents findings from a research project to (1) address the knowledge gap on children who are unaccompanied immigrants1 (“CUI”), with its focus on the Chicago metropolitan area, and (2) provide relevant information to stakeholders who can strengthen the systems that support these young people.

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Gifts, trips and Facebook families: children and the semiotics of kinship in transnational Senegal

Chelsie Yount-André - International African Institute

Scholarship on transnational families has regularly examined remittances that adults abroad send to children in their country of origin. This article illuminates another permutation of these processes: family members in Senegal who establish relations with and through children in France through gifts and money.

The Situation for Children Without Parental Care and Strategies for Policy Change

Patrice L. Engle, Victor K. Groza, Christina J. Groark, Aaron Greenberg, Kelley McCreery Bunkers, Rifkat J. Muhamedrahimov - Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development Volume 76, Issue 4

This paper from Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development Volume 76, Issue 4 proposes a number of key components for translating research into policy and programs: analyzing the situation, using evidence to build the case for action, developing policies, building program capacity in child welfare and early childhood development, creating a family‐based child welfare system, and developing a system of monitoring and accountability.

Ideal Components and Current Characteristics of Alternative Care Options for Children Outside of Parental Care in Low‐Resource Countries

Victor K. Groza, Kelley McCreery Bunkers, Gary N. Gamer - Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development Volume 76, Issue 4

Utilizing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, this paper from Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development Volume 76, Issue 4 examines critical components and current characteristics of alternative care for children in low‐resource countries.