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.

Forced Migrant Youth’s Identity Development and Agency in Resettlement Decision-Making: Liminal Life on the Myanmar Thailand Border

Jesica Ball and Sarah Moselle

This document is an article focusing on the experiences of forced migrant youth aged 12 to 17 from Myanmar who have grown up as temporary residents along the northwest border of Thailand.  

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2016 Online Survey to assess the extent of unregistered Children’s Homes in Thailand

Thailand CRC Coalition Alternative Care Working Group

This document is a report on the 2016 Online Survey of Unregistered Children’s Homes in Thailand. This report found that there are more than 200 unregistered children’s homes in Thailand that have an online presence, and the current registration requirements for private children’s homes in Thailand seem to be inadequate if Thailand aims to work towards implementation of the United Nations Alternative Care Guidelines.

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Foster Care Outcomes for Children With Intellectual Disability

Slayter, Elspeth M - American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

This article is a discussion of the state of foster care for children with disabilities.  This study explores three areas related to foster care outcomes: 1) previous disrupted or dissolved adoptions among youth with and without intellectual disabilities; 2) demographic or disability related disparities of youth with intellectual disabilities who were and were not discharged from care; and 3) foster care outcomes of youth with and without intellectual disabilities.