This book presents the stories of youth in care, though not in splendid isolation, but as interactively produced, turn by turn in interviews, and in conversations with other youth.

This article focuses on the concept of “family” and family membership from the perspective of care leavers in Zimbabwe.

The present study sought to clarify the relation between maltreatment and mental health among youth in foster care by studying both the isolated dimensions of maltreatment and cumulative maltreatment, and to determine whether the effects of maltreatment on mental health operated indirectly through placement instability.

This 10th issue of the Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond (ICEB) journal, released in September 2018, is a Special Focus issue on ‘Aftercare.’

This policy paper from Hope and Homes for Children calls on all the stakeholders that play a role in developing, running, supporting or influencing national care systems to join forces in a collaborative action to eradicate institutional care once and for all.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Uganda.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Tanzania.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Rwanda.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Malawi.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Kenya.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Haiti.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Cambodia.

The current study considers the educational experiences of unaccompanied immigrant children (UIC) in the Chicago metropolitan area from the perspective of diverse education, human service, and legal professionals that work with this population in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facilities, post-release, and community contexts.

This research examines how federal immigration policy impacted child migrants at the local Hudson Valley level and the collective response by service providers, educators, activists, and immigration lawyers to effectively deal with the crisis.

This article draws on survey data gathered from young people in El Salvador who participate in Youth Outreach Centers to address gaps in evidence on pre-migration context and the effectiveness of in-country youth development programs thought to deter them from migrating.

The current study examined school readiness for children placed in care of child protection services before age 5. This association was assessed using a population-based cohort of children born in Manitoba, Canada, between 2000 and 2009.

This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as one of the most important reforms related to children who are the victims of crime in the Nordic region.

This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Zimbabwe.

This infographic, and accompanying answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), describes Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their relationship to toxic stress, and explains the impacts of ACEs on children's development.

This report presents findings from the national Violence Against Children Survey (VACS), administered in Rwanda from 2015-2016, and lays out recommendations for addressing and preventing violence against children based on those findings.

This document outlines the priority actions to which the Government of Lao PDR is committed to pursuing in order to tackle violence against children in the country. 

This report provides estimates of the prevalence of physical, emotional and sexual violence against children and information about the circumstances in which violence occurs in Lao PDR, based on findings from the national Violence against Children Survey.

The Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) datasets provide an opportunity for researchers to conduct investigations with the rich, detailed information available in the VACS, and helps increase our understanding of and ability to prevent and respond to the epidemic of violence against girls and boys.

This article describes the experiences of Muslim children in care in the UK and critically examines how their situation matches the definitions of good practice in agencies and professionals seeking to help them.

This article sets out the rationale for the Reflective Fostering Programme (RFP), outlines its key elements and concludes by indicating future service implementation and a planned feasibility study examining this approach.