Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States

UNICEF

UNICEF’s new report, Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States, considers global discussions on adequate reception and care for unaccompanied migrant and asylum-seeking children. Following the journey of children traveling alone from northern Central America to the U.S. – entering, navigating and leaving the U.S. reception and care system and transitioning to community life – this report presents eight overarching recommendations for the realization of a better and more equitable system of care and support for every child.

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Has deinstitutionalization improved the situation of children in Bulgaria?

Joanna Rogers, Elayn M. Sammon, Luba Devetakova - UNICEF Bulgaria

UNICEF Bulgaria's project, "Family for Every Child," aimed to demonstrate that viable alternatives to institutionalization exist, and that as long as a network of suitable support services is in place, deinstitutionalization is achievable. UNICEF Bulgaria commissioned this evaluation to establish whether the project had been successful

Governing belonging through attachment: marriage migration and transnational adoption in Denmark

Mons Bissenbakker & Lene Myong - Ethnic and Racial Studies

Based on analysis of legal documents on family reunification and educational material concerning transnational adoption in Denmark, this article suggests that the concept of attachment may be conceptualized as a specific operationalization of belonging, and that belonging and biopower may be viewed as intertwined (rather than opposites).

A Systematic Review of Internet Communication Technology Use by Youth in Foster Care

Melanie Sage & Sebrena Jackson - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

This systematic narrative review of the literature reports on the experiences of foster youth regarding the use of Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs) such as social media, focusing only on studies that include youth voice.

Effectiveness of a Brief Preventive Parenting Intervention Based in Self-Determination Theory

Wendy S. Grolnick, Madeline R. Levitt, Alessandra J. Caruso & Rachel E. Lerner - Journal of Child and Family Studies

This study examined the effectiveness of a two-session preventive parenting intervention, the Parent Check-In. The intervention, grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), is designed to facilitate adaptive parenting, specifically autonomy support, structure and involvement, and parenting efficacy, and to increase autonomous self-regulation and decrease behavior problems in children.

The Haitian orphanage crisis: Exporting neoliberal family ideals in the debate on vulnerable childhoods in Haiti

Diane M. Hoffman - Children & Society

This article offers a critical cultural reading of narratives on family reunification in Haiti in social media and advocacy discourse, revealing how this approach privileges Northern assumptions about proper parenting and family life.

The intersection between the Child Protection and Youth Justice systems in South Australia

BetterStart Child Health and Development Research Group, The University of Adelaide

The purpose of this research was to examine the overlap between the Youth Justice (YJ) and the Child Protection (CP) systems in Australia, and profile selected characteristics of children and young people who have YJ and CP system involvement.

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Impacts of Positive Parenting Intervention on Stress Management of Mothers Having Children with Intellectual Disability in Birhan Lehetsanat Rehabilitation Center, Addis Ababa

Tadele Zebrea, Belay Tefera, and Bhatara Mohit - European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) in enabling mothers to manage stress related to parenting a child with intellectual disability (ID).

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Psychosocial Dynamics in Attachment Styles Among Runaway Children

Srishti Kapoor, Kailash Panwar, Kshitija Wason - Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

The present research study is an exploratory study to examine factors like lack of communication and attachment to parents, abuse, poverty and peer influence with a sample size of 100 runaway children (50 girls, 50 boys) residing in a non-governmental organisation in NCR, Delhi.

The Child Maltreatment Prevention Landscape: Where Are We Now, and Where Should We Go?

Brenda Jones Harden, Cassandra Simons, Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Richard Barth - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

In this article, the authors trace how government responsibility for the prevention of child maltreatment became centered within the U.S. child protection response.

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Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Child Welfare System: Why Do They Exist, and What Can Be Done to Address Them?

Alan J. Dettlaff, Reiko Boyd - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This article summarizes the causes of racial disproportionality, arguing that internal and external causes of disproportional involvement originate from a common underlying factor: structural and institutional racism that is both within child welfare systems and part of society at large.

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Arabic Version - Children, Isolation and Quarantine: Preventing Family Separation and Other Child Protection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic

UNICEF

This document provides interim guidance for child protection and health actors in the context of quarantine and isolation measures to mitigate related child protection risks, minimize family separation, and promote family unity and social cohesion.

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Дети, изоляция и карантин: Предотвращение разлучения семьи и иные аспекты защиты детей во время пандемии COVID-19

UNICEF

Настоящий документ представляет собой временное руководство для субъектов в области защиты прав детей и в системе здравоохранения в контексте карантинно-изоляционных мероприятий с целью снижения рисков, связанных с защитой прав детей, минимизации случаев разлучения семей, а также содействия единству семей и социальной сплоченности.

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Los niños, el aislamiento y la cuarentena: prevención de la separación familiar y otros aspectos sobre la protección de la infancia durante la pandemia del COVID-19

UNICEF

En este documento se ofrece orientación provisional a los agentes de protección de la niñez y de la salud en el contexto de las medidas de cuarentena y aislamiento para mitigar los riesgos conexos de protección de la niñez, reducir al mínimo la separación familiar y promover la unidad familiar y la cohesión social.

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Enfants, isolement et quarantaine: Prévention de la séparation des familles et autres considérations relatives à la protection de l'enfance durant la pandémie de COVID-19

UNICEF

Le présent document fournit des orientations provisoires aux acteurs des secteurs de la protection de l’enfance et de la santé, dans le contexte des mesures de quarantaine et d’isolement, pour leur permettre d’atténuer les risques liés à la protection de l’enfance, de réduire au minimum la séparation des familles et de favoriser l’unité des familles et la cohésion sociale.

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The Contemporary U.S. Child Welfare System(s): Overview and Key Challenges

Lawrence M. Berger, Kristen S. Slack - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This introduction sets a foundation for understanding the contents of this volume of The ANNALS, which aims to increase awareness among scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners of the size, scope, and functions of child welfare services in the United States.

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Child Welfare Financing: What Do We Fund, How, and What Could Be Improved?

Ron Haskins - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This article provides an overview of the funding streams that finance the U.S. child welfare system, reviews the federal legislation since 1970 that has led to the current funding structure, and ends with a discussion of how the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 has the potential to create better outcomes for children and families by promoting prevention activities and program support with strong evidence of success.

The Evolution of Federal Child Welfare Policy through the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018: Opportunities, Barriers, and Unintended Consequences

Mark F. Testa, David Kelly - The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

This article considers how U.S. child welfare agencies can best leverage the opportunities presented by the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 while addressing potential barriers posed by the paucity of evidence-supported prevention programs and avoiding the unintended consequences of limiting reimbursement to only selective prevention services that meet rigorous evidence standards of effectiveness.