What kind of family support can avert looming care system crisis?
Record rise in number of care applications has prompted England's most senior family court judge to warn of a looming “crisis”.
Leaving family behind: Understanding the irregular migration of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors
This chapter from the book 'A long way to go: Irregular migration patterns, processes, drivers and decision-making,' discusses the global trends in the migration of unaccompanied minors in recent years.
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Collective narrative practice with unaccompanied refugee minors: “The Tree of Life” as a response to hardship
During the summer of 2016, in the midst of one of the biggest refugee crises in centuries, the author of this article joined the team from a shelter for unaccompanied refugee minors on Samos, Greece, in an effort to provide young boys seeking asylum in Europe with an opportunity to engage in speaking about the difficulties they have encountered in life.
Social protection is a grassroots reality: Making the case for policy reflections on community-based social protection actors and services in Africa
Based on empirical studies in 30 districts in six African countries, this paper makes the case that the highly localized models may not be perfect but are probably the best fit for implementing an all-encompassing Social Protection policy in Africa.
The System of Social Services in Bulgaria and the Process of Deinstitutionalisation of Children
This paper examines the deinstitutionalisation process in Bulgaria.
Re-Defining Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Russia
This paper examines the notion of “unaccompanied and separated children” of Russia.
Overhauling Russia’s Child Welfare system: Institutional and Ideational Factors behind the Paradigm Shift
This article studies the causal factors behind the major overhaul of Russia’s system for children in substitute care that has been taking place since the late 2000’s.
Foster Care Reform and Social Partnership in Nizhny Novgorod Region
This article discusses on-going foster care reform in Russia and analyses possibilities for the evolution of partnerships between stakeholders.
Russian SOS Children’s Villages and Deinstitutionalisation Reform: Balancing between Institutional and Family Care
This article examines how Russian SOS Villages are undergoing foster reform, which prescribes a transition from institutional care for children deprived of parental care to family care model.
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