Indigenous Services Leading the Way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out-of-Home Care

Sandra Creamera, Suzi Blairb, Maree Toombs, Claire E Brolan

This study aims to provide evidence and instruction to social work educators, policymakers and practitioners
in Australia’s child protection, wellbeing, and justice systems about why and how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander controlled organizations are best placed to lead out-of-home care service delivery for Indigenous children, their family and community.

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Indigenous services leading the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children Living in Shelters and Children in the Community (Review)

Elisavet Damaskopoulou, Eleni Papakonstantinou, Flora Bacopoulou, Elias Eliopoulos, George P. Chrousos, Dimitrios Vlachakis

This article in the World Academy of Science Journal reviews some of the latest global studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children in residential care and children living with their families.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children living in shelters and children in the community (Review)

It’s Complicated: A Longitudinal Exploration of Young People’s Perceptions of Out-of-Home Care and Their Reflections on How to Change the Child Welfare System

Heather Taussig, Michelle R. Munson

In this U.S.-based study, over 200 pre-adolescent children recently placed into out-of-home care were asked about the difficulty and helpfulness of placement and how their lives might be different had they not been removed. The same participants were interviewed 10 years later.

What is Prevention?

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

This video by the Alliance for for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action details the three levels of prevention in child protection in humanitarian action.

Navigating Violent Spaces: Violence Against Children in Alternative Care

Scott L. Moeschberger, BreeAnna White

This chapter in the book, "Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace", explores how violence impacts children in various types of alternative care from larger scale institutions such as orphanages to family-based care models like foster care. The book explores the topic from a global perspective.

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Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace