This article reviews and analyzes data from recent literature about recognition and processing of facial expressions in individuals with history of childhood neglect.
This study explores the relationship between orphanhood prevalence, living arrangements and orphanhood reporting.
This study empirically measures the perceptions towards maternal and paternal migration of male and female children who stay behind in Ghana.
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The authors conducted a case-control study of 102 children with positive HIV serology out of 956 received and screened at admission at Sainte Claire Nursery (SCN) in Lomé from 1st January 2000 to 31st December 2014 with the aim of to determine the social profile, the weight evolution and the fate of these children admitted in a difficult situation.
Among older youth transitioning from the foster care system, this longitudinal study examined the association of religious and spiritual capital to substance use in the past year at age 19.
This phenomenological study explored the “lived” experience of OoHC from the perspective of 4 adult care leavers reflecting on their childhood.
This study sought to build on previous work that calls for the need to develop programs to support foster care alumni in higher education and to obtain a better understanding of the characteristics of existing programs and the perceived programmatic and student challenges as reported by program directors and staff, faculty, and researchers.
This article provides a discussion of the theoretical basis underpinning safety and risk assessment in child protection, and further describes the empirical research process involved in the development of safety and risk assessment tools and training materials for social workers in the South African child protection field.
This is the first study in Ghana to explore child protection workers and parents’ experiences on participatory practices.
