Unaccompanied and Separated Children in South Africa: is Return the Only Option?
This article examines the challenges faced by unaccompanied and separated children in South Africa.
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Health crises, social support, and caregiving practices among street children in Bangladesh
This study asked three primary questions: 1) What is the nature of crisis children encounter on the street? 2) What are the ranges of informal caregiving practices? 3) What social network characteristics facilitate or complicate caregiving?
The effects of orphanhood on scholastic performance among primary school learners in Mankweng of Limpopo province, South Africa
This study explored the scholastic performance of orphaned learners aged eight to ten from ten public primary schools in Mankweng Circuit of Limpopo Province, South Africa, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods that included semi structured interviews, observations and questionnaires.
Connecting older grandmothers raising grandchildren with community resources improves family resiliency, social support, and caregiver self-efficacy
This study utilizes self-report data from one kinship navigator federal demonstration project, which used a randomized control trial, to examine demographic characteristics for grandmothers under and over 55 years of age, whether grandmother caregivers (≥55 years) improve family resilience, social support, and caregiver self-efficacy, and which interventions improved outcomes for grandmothers (≥55 years).
A Loving Family for Every Child: A Paradigm Shift from Institutional Care to Family-Based Care
This article discusses emerging trends in deinstitutionalisation and alternative care avenues nationally and internationally and examines the Miracle Foundation's evolution from a residential care provider to a family-based care and family strengthening organization.
Age and other risk factors related to reentry to care from kin guardian homes.
This study examines the factors associated with guardianship breakdown for children who exited foster care to kinship guardianship in California between 2003 and 2010.
Migration, Family Arrangement, and Children's Health in China
Using a sample of 916 children (aged 5–18) of migrants and the life course perspective, this article examines the impact of parental migration on children's health.
Memory and Executive Functioning in 12-Year-Old Children With a History of Institutional Rearing
This study examined visual recognition memory and executive functioning (spatial working memory, spatial planning, rule learning, and attention shifting) in 12-year-olds who participated in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, a randomized controlled trial of foster care for institutionally reared children.
Characterizing communication between transition-aged foster youth and their social workers
This study examined communication between 51 transition-aged foster youth and their social workers as related to perceived relationship quality and satisfaction with care receipt/provision.
