Migrant children and local policies regarding reunified children in Spain

Elisa Brey - Children's Lives in Southern Europe

In respect of international migration by children and adolescents, the aims of this chapter are: (1) to present the main trends of migratory dynamics before and during the economic crisis in Spain, migrant children in the educational system, and their career expectations as they become adults; and (2) to analyse local policies towards reunified children in Madrid and Barcelona.

The collaboration between early childhood intervention and child protection systems: The perspectives of professionals

Joana Albuquerque, Cecília Aguiar, Eunice Magalhães - Children and Youth Services Review

This qualitative study, conducted in Portugal, aimed to understand professionals' perspectives on the collaborative processes between the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and the Child Protection Systems.

Caregiver Strain among Biological, Foster, and Adoptive Caregivers Caring for Youth Receiving Outpatient Care in a Public Mental Health System

Kya Fawley-King, Emily V. Trask, John Ferrand, Gregory A. Aarons - Children and Youth Services Review

The purpose of the present study was to examine differences in both internalized (e.g., worry and guilt) and externalized (e.g., anger and resentment) caregiver strain among biological, foster and adoptive caregivers, and assess the degree to which characteristics of the caregivers and the children in their care impact strain.

Navigating emotions in child welfare: Immigrant parents’ experiences and perceptions of involvement with child welfare services in Norway

Memory Jayne Tembo - International Social Work

This study explores immigrant parents’ emotional experiences in child welfare services as well as parents’ emotional management and their interpretations of the role of emotions in the child welfare system.

International organizations and service professionalization for disadvantaged children in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Thai Lan - International Social Work

This article reports a part of a qualitative study to address the questions of what and how international organizations have been engaging in the professionalization of social work services for disadvantaged children in Vietnam, taking five international organizations as the unit of analysis.

Friendship and social functioning following early institutional rearing: The role of ADHD symptoms

Kathryn L. Humphreys, Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Bonnie Goff, Eva H. Telzer, Jessica Flannery, Dylan G. Gee, Valentina Park, Steve S Lee, Nim Tottenham - Development and Psychopathology

For this study, friendship characteristics, social behaviors with peers, normed assessments of social problems, and social cue use were assessed in 142 children, of whom 67 were previously institutionalized (PI), and 75 were raised by their biological families.

The Routledge Handbook of Adoption

Gretchen Miller Wrobel, Emily Helder, Elisha Marr, Eds.

This handbook provides a central source of contemporary scholarship from a variety of disciplines with an international perspective and uses a multifaceted and interdisciplinary approach to ground adoption practices and activities in scientific research.

The Better Future International’s family care model in Tanzania: Creating social capital as a means to empowerment in social work practice

Barbara Kail, Manoj Pardasani, Robert Chazin - International Social Work

This article describes the impact on social services of an innovative model of family care in Moshi, Tanzania, aimed at orphaned children and youth who are affected by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers.

Parenting into Two Worlds: How Practices of Kinship Fostering Shape Development in Namibia, Southern Africa

Jill Brown, Abril Rangel-Pacheco, Olivia Kennedy, Ndumba Kamwanyah - Parents and Caregivers Across Cultures

This chapter examines the cultural logic of child care in Africa, focusing on one variation of fosterage, okutekula, among the Ova-ambo in Northern Namibia.

Country Care Brief Series

Better Care Network

This series of country briefs aim to provide an analysis of children’s living and care arrangements according to the latest available data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys (MICS) at the time of publication.

Correlation study on social anxiety and family cohesion and adaptability in rural left-behind children

Xueyan Zhang, Qianqian Luo, Jun Li - Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique

This study aimed to survey the extent of social anxiety in rural left-behind children in China, reveal the relationship of social anxiety to family cohesion and adaptability, and provide a theoretical basis for health intervention.

Systematic review of the educational experiences of children in care: Children’s perspectives

Indra M. Townsend, Emily P. Berger, Andrea E. Reupert - Children and Youth Services Review

This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to identify and synthesise the findings of relevant studies that documented the experiences of children in care in regard to their school experiences.

“You Never Know When You Will See Him Again”: Understanding the Intersectional Dimensions of Immigration, Indigeneity, and Language for Unaccompanied Indigenous Minors

Josué López, Erica Fernández - Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

This case explores the complex ways unaccompanied Latinx Indigenous minors experience the intersection of immigration policies and U.S. school policies and practices and the implications this has for school leaders.

The Forgotten Relatives in the Fight Against Family Separation: A Constitutional Analysis of the Statutory Definition of Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Detention

Alysa Williams - William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice

This Note will examine some of the legal arguments surrounding the issue of family unity in immigration detention in the U.S. and how justice can be sought for the minors wrongfully classified by the government as “unaccompanied.”

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