Addressing the most damaged adolescents in the child protection system: An analysis of the profiles of young people in therapeutic residential care
The goal of this study is to analyze the profile of 353 adolescents in TRC in Spain.
‘It can never be as perfect as home’: An explorative study into the fostering experiences of unaccompanied refugee children, their foster carers and social workers
The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of former unaccompanied refugee children and unaccompanied refugee children, their carers and social workers with regard to the foster placement.
For Child Care Programs That Remain Open: Supplemental Guidance
These additional considerations are intended to provide guidance for a range of child care programs that remain open, and should be used in conjunction with CDC’s guidance for administrators of child care programs and K-12 schools.
Joint Statement on Child Welfare Courts During a Public Health Crisis
"In this time of profound uncertainty, child welfare systems face unprecedented challenges to ensuring safety, well-being, and permanency for young people," says this joint statement.
Impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable children in temporary accommodation in the UK
This comment from the Lancet explores the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on children in temporary accommodation in the UK.
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Creative mentoring: A creative response to promote learning and wellbeing with children in care. A service developed by Derbyshire County Council’s Virtual School
This paper offers some insight into the benefits, impacts and challenges of the ‘creative mentor’ role. It links to a social pedagogy framework, supporting practice, and draws on creative mentors’ work with children and young people living in care. It aims to inform professionals and teams around a child about the transforming nature of working with creativity – beyond the obvious external experiences.
Key principles for foster carers and adopters who are helping a child to move to adoption
This leaflet outlines six important principles for foster carers and adopters to hold in mind as they work together to help children to move to adoption.
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Behavioral Observation and Analysis of Participants in Foster Care Visits
The objective of this study is to identify situations and behaviors occurring during contact visits that are likely to have an impact on a foster child's well‐being.
Exploring links between early adversities and later outcomes for children adopted from care: Implications for planning post adoption support
This study explored how child maltreatment, alongside a range of other variables, predicted adverse outcomes for children adopted from the foster care system in England.
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