The Love You Give
This film tells the untold stories of orphanages, a system that's harming the very children we believe it protects, and how you can choose to be part of the solution.
Orphanage Trafficking: What does the growing recognition of ‘orphanage trafficking’ mean for Australian charities and churches?
This briefing note has been written to give Australian charities and churches currently engaging with overseas residential care institutions an overview of the issue of orphanage trafficking and an understanding of how to ensure any overseas funding and volunteering supports the best interests of children in line with national and international legal frameworks.
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The development of possible selves and resilience in youth transitioning out of care
This study contributes to the emerging body of South African literature on care leaving, as it explores the future selves and resilience factors of young people who are still in residential care and who are about to exit the statutory system.
An exploratory study on open adoptions from foster care in NSW, Australia: Adoptees’ psychosocial functioning, adoptive relationships, post-adoption contact and supports
This is an exploratory study focused on open adoptions from foster care conducted through the public child protection agency in New South Wales, Australia.
High stress experienced in the foster and kin carer role: Understanding the complexities of the carer and child in context
The current study examined placement, carer, and child characteristics related to perceived foster parent stress in a sample of 158 foster and kin carers in Queensland, Australia.
Previous life experiences and the vulnerability of children adopted from out-of-home care: The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and child welfare decision making
This paper presents findings on the previous life experiences of an entire cohort of ‘difficult to place’ adoptees who were placed in Australia over 26 years.
Disadvantaged Childhoods and Humanitarian Intervention: Processes of Affective Commodification and Objectification
This book explores how humanitarian interventions for children in difficult circumstances engage in affective commodification of disadvantaged childhoods.
Fostering Youth Transitions: Using Data to Drive Policy and Practice Decisions
This Annie E. Casey Foundation brief, which utilizes the most comprehensive data set ever collected across all 50 states of the US, fills in key details about the lives of young people who have experienced foster care.
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Relevance, Implementation and Impact of the Sinovuyo Teen Parenting Programme in South Africa
This report summarizes research findings on the impact of the Sinovuyo Teen Parenting programme piloted in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, between November 2014 and September 2016.
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Key Findings on Families, Family Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals: Synthesis Report
This synthesis report, ‘Families, Family Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Key Findings’ explores how the role of families, and family policies from around the world, can contribute to meeting the SDG targets.
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