Compassion Fatigue in Out of Home Care Workers: A Systematic Review

Tessa Benveniste, Damien R Smith, Charlotte C Gupta, Stephanie E Chappel, Madeline Sprajcer

Evidence suggests that providing out-of-home care to children is associated with high levels of compassion fatigue, possibly due to various work-related factors. This global systematic review examined the existing literature to determine the extent to which out of home care work results in compassion fatigue. To do so, it established which out of home care settings compassion fatigue has been measured in, how, and what factors contribute to developing compassion fatigue in this work.

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The Child’s Right to Family Life When Living in Public Care: How to Facilitate Contact that Preserves, Strengthens, and Develops Family Ties

Tina Gerdts-Andresen, Marie Valen-Sendstad Andersen, Heidi Aarum Hansen

This study addresses children’s right to family life when placed in public care and questions how the Child Welfare Service and the Child Welfare Tribunal understand and facilitate this right within a Norwegian context.

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Reintegration of Street-Connected Children in Kenya: Evaluation of Agape Children's Ministry's Family Strengthening Programme

Johanna K. P. Greeson, John R. Gyourko, Sarah Wasch, Christopher S. Page

This is a program evaluation of Agape Children's Ministry's Family Strengthening Programme in western Kenya that works to reunite children from the streets with their families.

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Experiences and Responses of Child Protection Professionals During COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Professionals Around the Globe

Carmit Katz, Afnan Attrash-Najjar, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Natalia Varela, Sidnei Rinaldo Priolo-Filho, Annie Bérubé, Olivia D. Chang, Delphine Collin-Vézina, Ansie Fouché, Ma'ayan Jacobson, David Kaawa-Mafigiri, Nadia Massarweh

The current international study sought to identify the experiences and responses of child protection professionals to child maltreatment during COVID-19.

Breaking the Cycle: Effect of a Multi-Agency Maternity Service Redesign on Reducing the Over-Representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Newborns in Out-Of-Home Care: A Prospective, Non-Randomised, Intervention Study in Urban Australia

Birri O'Dea, Yvette Roe, Yu Gao, Sue Kruske, Carmel Nelson, Sophie Hickey, Adrian Carson, Kristie Watego, Jody Currie, Renee Blackman, Maree Reynolds, Kay Wilson, Jo Costello, Sue Kildea

The objective of this study was to determine if an Indigenous-led, multi-agency, partnership redesign of maternity services at a maternity hospital in Brisbane, New Zealand would decrease the likelihood of Indigenous babies being removed at birth and being placed in out-of-home care..

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During the Chaos of War: U.S. Adoptions and Risks for Unaccompanied Ukrainian Refugee Children

Karen S Rotabi-Casares, Patricia F Fronek, Justin S Lee

This article examines the adoption of Ukrainian children, by U.S. citizens as the Ukrainian government ceases adoptions of children during the chaos of war. Intercountry adoption dynamics are presented with data from 2021, prior to the conflict in 2022.

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During the chaos of war: US adoptions and risks for unaccompanied Ukrainian refugee children

Reconsidering Recognition in the Lives of Children and Young People in Care: Insights from the Mockingbird Family in South Australia

Emi Patmisari, Helen McLaren, Michelle Jones

This study explored the experiences of children and young people in the community-based support model of the Mockingbird Family, in South Australia, during implementation and roll-out. The study involved semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of 54 participants, including 21 children and young people, 12 foster carers, and 14 agency workers.

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Webinar: Care Reform Poly Crisis

UNICEF East Africa Regional Learning Platform

This webinar examined care in the context of COVID-19, climate change, and conflict. Speakers explored how the pandemic has left a lasting legacy on the care system in Uganda and examined the impacts of climate change-related drought on children's care in Kenya. They also explored efforts to deliver effective care for children during conflict in Ethiopia.