Delineating disproportionality and disparity of Asian-Canadian versus White-Canadian families in the child welfare system

Barbara Lee, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Nico Trocme, Barbara Fallon, and Tara Black -- Children and Youth Services Review

This study used the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect data to determine the representation of child maltreatment investigations for Asian-Canadian versus White-Canadian children involved in the child welfare system.

Recovery coaches and the stability of reunification for substance abusing families in child welfare

Joseph P. Ryan, Brian G. Victor, Andrew Moore, Orion Mowbray, and Brian E. Perron -- Children and Youth Services Review

This study tests an intervention to improve child welfare outcomes for substance abusing families, specifically the probability of families achieving a stable (at least 12 months) reunification. 

Alternative Care Guidelines on Community Based Childcare, Reunification and Reintegration Program, Foster Care, Adoption, and Institutional Care Services

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - Ministry of Women's Affairs

This document contains revised alternative care guidelines for Ethiopia.  It discusses how development intervention has shifted from a needs based approach to a rights based approach. 

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Youth Development Models and Indian Youth: A Critical Literature Review, Case Example and Applications to Youth in Alternative Care

Heath, Ryan D.; Das, Adit; Khoury, Nayla M., - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond: An International Journal on Alternative Care

This article aims to assess the relevance of Western youth development models to adolescents in institutional care in India.  The authors review three frameworks for positive youth development.