Characteristics of Pre-Proceedings and Care Proceedings Cases in an English Local Authority, 2013–2017: An Exploratory Data Analysis

Chris Dyke - The British Journal of Social Work

This exploratory data analysis of 937 children in 522 families in one London local authority sought to identify trends in the length, outcome and nature of pre-proceedings and proceedings cases, including outcomes six, twelve and twenty-four months after the end of these processes.

Practitioner and foster care provider perceptions of the support needs of young parents in and exiting out-of-home care: a systematic review

Amy Gill, Manjula Waniganayake, Fay Hadley, Rebekah Grace - Children and Youth Services Review

This literature review sought to explore the perspectives of practitioners and foster care providers on the topic of young people in and exiting out-of-home care (OoHC) who become parents at an early age.

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Assessment of a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Street Situations

Elisa García-España & Jacqueline Carvalho da Silva - Criminology - The Online Journal

This paper presents a juvenile delinquency prevention program for unaccompanied foreign minors in street situations in Ceuta, Spain. The main objective is to assess the implementation and results of this program.

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The mental health service needs and experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK: a literature review

Tal Davies Hayon & Jennifer Oates - Mental Health Practice

This article summarises the policy and research literature on the mental health needs and experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) in the UK, with the aim of suggesting how to enhance practice and improve outcomes for this vulnerable group.

The Recruitment, Retention, and Support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foster Carers: A Literature Review

Nick Richardson, Leah Bromfield, and Daryl Higgins - National Child Protection Clearinghouse

The aim of this report was to examine the recruitment, retention, training, assessment and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people caring for children removed from their parents.

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Childonomics: A Conceptual Framework

Andy Bilson, Maria Herczog, Jean Anne Kennedy, Volodymyr Kuzminskyi and Joanna RogersOxford Policy Management, in association with IFCO and Partnership for EveryChild

This paper presents the conceptual framework for the Childonomics research project, which has developed the first iteration of a methodology that helps people to reflect on the long-term social and economic return of investing in children and families within a given national or sub-national context.

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Foster Carers’ Perspectives about Contact in Portugal and Spain

Paulo Delgado, Isabel M. Bernedo Muñoz, João M. S. Carvalho, María D. Salas Martínez, Miguel Ángel García-Marín - International Journal of Social Science Studies

This study aims at comparing the nature and processes of contact between children in foster care and their birth families; the relationship between the existence and quality of contact and foster carers’ burden; and the relationship between the existence or not of contact and the existence of reunification plans.

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“We are kind of their parents”: Child Welfare Workers’ Perspective on Sexuality Education for Foster Youth

Caroline Harmon-Darrow, Karen Burruss, Nadine Finigan-Carr - Children and Youth Services Review

In this study, focus groups comprised of child welfare workers and foster parents were conducted to capture the issues relevant to addressing the sexual reproductive health needs of youth in out-of-home care.

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From care to education and work? Education and employment trajectories in early adulthood by children in out-of-home care

Antti Kääriälä, Pasi Haapakorva, Elina Pekkarinen, Reijo Sund - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to explore early adulthood education and employment trajectories among young adults who experienced out-of-home care during childhood and to examine how various care history factors predict these trajectories.

A Quick Guide to the New 2018 Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the Child (BIP Guidelines)

UNHCR

The BIP Guidelines combine a conceptual framework of the best interests of the child with field-driven, operational guidance to provide one consolidated, practical frame of reference for staff and partners in the field. This document provides a guide to the 2018 updated Guidelines, including what's new, why they were revised, and what's next.

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